Saharan Cheetah photographed in Algeria (2020)
After more than a decade since the last sighting, the Saharan Cheetah was observed again in Ahaggar, southern of Algeria in March 2020. This was in the context of a project by Gove
First sighting of Sand Cat at Merzouga, Morocco, in the 21st century
Sand Cat sighted at Merzouga for the first time in more than two decades. Observations of Sand Cats in Tafilalt region (and also at Figuig to the north-east) are so rare that some
Australian dingo is a valid and distinct taxon
A new paper just published in Zootaxa suggested that the Australian dingo should be treated as a distinct species: Canis dingo. This came after another paper published in the same
The isolated Striped Ground Squirrel in Morocco
The most known and widespread squirrel in Morocco is the Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) which is endemic to Northwest Africa (Morocco and western Algerian). There i