Vietnam trip update
Dear All, It looks like there actually will be an opportunity to visit some restricted areas of Vietnam to see Annamite striped rabbit and try for saola and black muntjac, but only
Advances of Mammalogy
Mammalwatching is not all about fun: it can and does make serious contributions to science 🙂
Capybara news
Apparently, there is only one species, although this study was also mtDNA-only.
Sichuan and Alaska
Dear All, I might be able to travel to Sichuan and Alaska in February-March, for about 9 days each. Would anybody be interested in joining me? For Sichuan, I’ll try to persua
Common dolphins reshuffled
A new paper analyzed the systematics of Delphinus and found that D. capensis is not a valid species. Apparently, there are still two species: the long-billed D. bairdii, pretty muc
Pygmy killer whales
Those able to travel to Gulfport, Mississippi immediately have a rare chance to see pygmy killer whales up close: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/us/pygmy-killer-whales-in-mississipp
Canid systematics
Hi All, My overview of Canis systematics just got published. Unfortunately, it became a bit outdated since being accepted last February, and they didn’t send me the proofs, s
Lepus capensis taxonomy
The issue of the taxonomy of Lepus capensis and its relatives is very complicated. The alarming signs of a seriously flawed classification are all there: species limits are often s
Another shrew etc.
I’m having really good luck with shrews recently. Here are directions to a Trowbridge’s Shrew site on Olympic Peninsula: – From Hwy 101 4 miles E of Pt Angeles tu
SW BC
Hi All, I just spent a few days in SW British Columbia. It was not a mammal-watching trip, but here are a few tips: – Keen’s Mouse is abundant in Pacific Spirit Regiona