A mini-trip to Mono Lake and vicinity
Dear All, I’ll be guiding a mini-tour to Mono Lake/Yosemite area for three days/four nights starting either May 29 or May 30. The target species will be various endemic roden
Aplodontia rufa nigra
I checked the location for Point Arena mountain beaver (don’t remember who recommended it, but thanks!) at the end of Alder Creek Beach Rd. that branches of Hwy 1 just N of M
Macroscelides micus
For those interested in sengis, the 2014 paper describing Macroscelides micus is in open access. It has some useful discussion on sengi systematics. Note that IUCN still lists Mac
Ribbon seal hunt
Since there is some interest in looking for ribbon seals, let me list the options: 1. I’ll be in Anchorage for a conference on June 10-14 2014. The return airfare to Barrow
Mystery mouse
Here’s a little mouse hand-caught in Lake Abiata-Shala Nat’l Park, Ethiopia, on 1 March 2009. All that time I thought I knew the species, but now I have doubts. It was
Finding Mammals in North America
Sorry for promoting a commercial product, but so many visitors to this blog have contributed to it, it’s almost like our communal effort. The book is hitting the stores in A
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
The discussion of South African goodies reminded me that there is a wonderful place in Botswana that most mammalwatchers seem to be unaware of: Central Kalahari Game Reserve. It
Publishing observations
Many regular visitors of this forum are experienced naturalists who travel to little-known places and make a lot of interesting observations, but apparently few people ever publish
Mammalwatching paper
Dear All, I am writing an essay about current and potential importance of amateur mammalwatching for science and conservation; I’ll probably submit it to Conservation Biology
North American news
Dear All, 1. A new checklist of North American mammals has just been published. The authors team included a co-author of many recently proposed changes in shrews, deer mice, and v