New Trip Report: Southern Sabah, Borneo
Even if the borders are closed, the parks are open again. Here’s a report of a month in Borneo – Crocker Range and Tawau Hills mainly -from Nick Brierly and Shavez Chee
Book Review: Asia’s Wildlife – A Journey to the Forests of Hope
Bjorn Olesen very kindly sent me a copy of his book Asia’s Wildlife A Journey to the Forests of Hope as he guessed I might be in the mood for some armchair travel. This is a
Small Mammaling in Bulgaria, September 2020
I wanted to spend a week with my son, Patrick, before he went to the UK to study zoology. With three quarters of the world still shut for travel, we thought we would visit Bulgaria
Book Review: Felids and Hyenas of the World, José R. Castelló (Princeton Field Guide)
José R. Castelló’s latest book has just arrived and it is every bit as good as I expected. The publishers claim it is “The most comprehensive and user-friendly photog
Online: Sumatran Mammals book
Here’s a new book from Alexander Markus Mossbrucker at the Frankfurt Zoological Society, built around camera trap images from around Bukit Tigapuluh in central Sumatra. Us
New Trip Report: Spain
Here’s a nice report from Samuel Marlin who was travelled around Spain last month. Spain, 2020: Samuel Marlin, 3 weeks & 18 species including Brown Bear, Wolf, Genet an
Book Review: Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Checklist)
Back in March I reviewed the first of the Lynx Illustrated Checklists, that covered the mammals of southern South America, Lynx have now released the second book covering Southern
Wildcats in the Picos de Europa, Spain
I was in Europe last month to see my kids and spent a couple of nights in the beautiful Picos de Europa mountains in northern Spain, based in the town of Cervera de Pisuerga. I too
New Trip Report: Grey Bats at Sauta Cave NWR, Alabama
Here’s a report from Cheryl Antonucci on how to see one of the USA’s great wildlife spectacles: half a million Grey (or Gray … if you must) Bats emerging from the
New Report: Whale Watching in the French Mediterranean
Here’s some useful information from Samuel Marlin on opportunities for whale watching in the French Mediterranean. French Whale Watching, 2020: Samuel Marlin’s report o