Sei whales off New Hampshire, now
Those in or near New England might find this report interesting.
Voles of Anchorage
I just spent a few days at a conference in Anchorage, Alaska, and had time to explore some of the numerous parks in and around the city. It’s a great place to see a few speci
Shrew plague
Over the last few months, I’ve heard a few people complaining that they’ve never seen a shrew in the wild. I couldn’t really help them, because I don’t know
California news
Dear All, 2015 is shaping up to be an interesting year for marine mammals off California. There is already a huge “blob” of warm water offshore, and emerging indication
Giant k-rat going extinct
It looks like the giant kangaroo rat, one of California’s most charming animals, will go extinct this year as a result of the catastrophic man-made climate change that people
Mammal watching in Northern Mexico
Dear All, I wrote a brief text about mammal watching in Northern Mexico (south to Nayarit and San Luis Potosi): http://dinets.info/NMexico.pdf This is just a draft. I haven’
Mystery chipmunk.
Here’s a small chipmunk photographed yesterday at 2500 m in Spring Mountains, Nevada. The only species known to occur there are Palmer’s (above 2400 m) and Panamint (be
Finding Mammals in North America
If you’d like a signed copy of this book, please let me know. I’ve just got the first 30 copies from the publisher. If you are in the US, the cost is $25 including pos
Big-eared bats taxonomy
As all of you know, the taxonomy of Palearctic big-eared bats (Plecotus) has recently been completely overhauled, with numerous species split. IUCN Red List has implemented the cha
A new journal for publishing distributional records
Any advanced mammalwatcher obtains extralimital or otherwise interesting records from time to time. Now there is a journal where you can easily publish them as short notes: http