Whalewatching alert
After a few years’ gap, huge mixed herds of northern right-whale and Pacific white-sided dolphins are present in Monterey Bay, together with record numbers of transient kille
Nannomys
Small mice of subgenus Nannomys are among the most challenging African mammals for sight identification. If anybody needs a PDF of Bruja et al. (2014) review of this group, please
Redwood Coast news
Last weekend Steve Linsley and I went on a 2-day, 3-night trip to the coast of N California and extreme S Oregon. The results were not what we expected. (1) We didn’t see any
Taxonomy news
A few taxonomic papers from recent issues of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution: (1) Slender-horned and Cuvier’s gazelles are almost identical genetically; they probably
All Balkans, August 2-14
Dear All, I’ll be traveling around the Balkans for 12 days this summer, from 2 pm on August 2 until 1 pm on August 14, starting and finishing in Athens, Greece. Would anyb
Oregon micro-trip, April 29-May 1
I have two vacancies on a weekend trip to NW California – SW Oregon. The cost is $300 pp plus your share of expenses (car rental, food and fuel). The plan is as follows: 1) W
News and RFI
Dear All, I’m moving to New Jersey in June, so if you’d like to go on a personalized weekend tour in and around California with me as your guide, the only available wee
Marbled polecats
Does anybody know if there are currently any good sites for marbled polecats in Europe, by any chance?
Sydney (continued)
I just spent four days in Sydney, mostly babysitting and without a car. Thanks to Ry Beaver, I learned that there is a very active Facebook group called Australian Mammal Watching
IUCN SSC SMSG
I just found out that IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group has a Facebook page, with lots of interesting news. Check it out!