Spotted Bat Survey
A cool citizen science opportunity if anyone is going to be near Washington State next month: Monitor spotted bats.
Coyote Scat & Palm Trees
It’s not really mammal watching, but thought this might be of interest to mammal enthusiasts: For sabal palm conservation, native plant breeders find that they need coyote sc
Out on a Limb
My blog on the continued importance of natural history and field observation to science. It includes info on the black bear research of Benjamin Kilham, and his latest book Out on
“Nemesis Mammal”
Yesterday a mammal watcher on Twitter (Roland Kays @RolandKays) started a discussion on “nemesis mammals.” Roland defines this as “A species you haven’t bee
Babirusas
My Cool Green Science post on babirusa conservation. Many thanks to Jon Hall and Coke Smith for use of the photos that illustrate it! http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/02/11/babi
Lemmings & Snowy Owls
Given Jon Hall’s new interest in snowy owls: ornithologist Joe Smith on the lemmings behind the snowy owl invasion. Check out the lemmings lining the nest…
Sleeping Bear
Black bear bumps camera trap, then falls asleep underneath it — for 10 hours. Here is the condensed video of its restless nap.
Polar Vortex and Other Stuff
Here’s a blog today about certain wildlife species most likely to be affected by the polar vortex. In the blog, I mention Vladimir Dinets’ new book, Dragon Songs. It is
Mathews Mountains, Kenya – camera traps
My colleague Tim Boucher has some great camera trap photos and video from his expedition to the Mathews Mountains in Kenya.
New tapir species?
Mongabay reports on a new tapir species described in Brazil & Colombia: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/1216-hance-new-tapir-kabomani.html?fbfnpg