Ecuador March 2022
Here is a report of a trip my family and I took to Ecuador in March. Highlights included Spectacled bear, Mountain tapir, plus a new site to see Olinguito. Charles Foley CF Ecuador
Mammalwatching Podcast: Rob Foster recounts his (many) black bear attacks
Serious attacks by black bears in North America are reportedly very rare. For some reason that statistic doesn’t seem to apply to our next guest on the podcast, Dr Rob Foster, wh
Alan Root’s film: A space in the heart of Africa
I saw that Konstantin Yordanov had posted a link on Facebook to Alan Root’s epic film about the wildlife of the Congo, so decided to share it here. I’ve been wanting to
Indianapolis Prize Emerging Conservationist Award
I thought it best to have a separate post hightlighting the Indianapolis Prize Emerging Conservation Award, so it would be easier for people to search for on the website. All detai
Out Now: Episode 11 of the Mammalwatching Podcast – Lisa Dabek
In the latest podcast episode, Jon Hall and I interview Dr. Lisa Dabek about her incredible 25 year study of the Matschie’s tree-kangaroo in the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Gui
Tarangire Big Mammal Day
Here is a report that I’ve been meaning to post for some time about a Big Mammal Day that I carried out with my wife and some friends in the Tarangire ecosystem last year. It
How do you use your thermal imager to find wildlife?
I know that quite a few of us now own thermal imagers and use them regularly while mammal watching. However, I think it’s fair to say that they are not always the easiest devices
Madera Canyon and Tucson, Arizona
Here’s a summary of a short trip I made to Tucson and specifically the Madera Canyon last month. Highlights included Ringtail, Hog-nosed skunk and Antelope jackrabbit.Madera
Asiatic Golden Cat colour morphs
This is an interesting summary of a paper written by some ZSL scientists on different colour morphs in Golden cats in India. They found no less than 6 very different colour types i
Golden cats recorded for first time in Tanzania
A team led by Francesco Rovero recorded the first confirmed Golden Cat sightings in Tanzania. There have been a number of purported sighting records of this species in the country,