More Marmothon
For Groundhog Day (in the US): Here’s my blog on Dave Robichaud’s Marmothon with tips on seeing all 6 North American marmots. Thanks Dave for the idea and thanks Coke S
“Pizzlies,” Snow Goose Diets & Polar Bears
My compilation of some of the recent studies, media coverage and debates around polar bears.
Owyhee Backcountry Byway
After making a special trip to see pygmy rabbits earlier this year, this fall I finally saw one in Idaho, excellent views of one off the Owyhee Backcountry Byway. This road is exce
Quagga Project
I know this project generates a lot of mixed feelings — it’s innovative to some, and an expensive gimmick to others. I wrote a blog about the effort to breed back quagg
Shrews & Trout
A new study from Alaska’s Bristol Bay on how often rainbow trout and grayling eat shrews: http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/09/10/rainbow-trout-grayling-eat-shrews-bristol-
South Florida & St. Croix
I’ll be in South Florida and St. Croix in mid-October. I’ve read all the trip reports and previous blogs on this and there’s a lot of good information. Some follo
Another Texas Ocelot Killed on Road
Yet another ocelot dead on the road. The carnage continues, as the species’ survival in South Texas grows increasingly uncertain.
Uinta & Wyoming Ground Squirrels
I find these 2 species very difficult to distinguish. The ground squirrel above was photographed at Fossil Butte National Monument. It appeared “buffier” than the Uinta
Pygmy Rabbits
Despite spending a lot of time in sagebrush country, I had never seen a pygmy rabbit. Mammal watcher Dave Robichaud, who found me through this site, stopped in Idaho recently to se
Ocelots & Nilgais
Two blogs I’ve written that may be of interest: Ocelots on the border – last stand for the spotted cat in Texas? Nilgai – how the Asian antelope came to thrive i