New Zealand: unverified tips
I just spent 5 days in and around Auckland, New Zealand. Didn’t see any mammals except European rabbits, but here are a few tips I got. I hope to check them out someday. 1. A
Kasuga Primeval Forest, Japan
Kasuga Primeval Forest above Nara seems to be Japan’s answer to Mongolia’s Yolyn Am. Last night I spent four hours spotlighting there and saw nine species of large mamm
2 questions
Dear All, I’ll be in Auckland, NZ for a week in late October. Any tips on wildlife spots within 2 hrs drive from the city? Birds, bats, herps, inverts – everything. Als
New World deer phylogeny down
Everything you thought you knew about New World deer was wrong, according to a new paper. It’s mtDNA-based, but some conclusions are unlikely to be changed by future nDNA stu
Viewing narwhals and bowhead whales at pocket change cost: buddy needed :-)
Would anyone be interested in joining me on this tour, starting from Ottawa on July 29? It is by far the cheapest option for seeing Baffin Island I’ve ever seen, and they hel
Northern Georgia
A few tips from northern Georgia (USA): Pigeon Mountain (once a roost of millions of passenger pigeons) is a limestone hill near Lafayette with numerous caves, including the deepes
Nashville area tips
I spent the last few days in Nashville, Tennessee. It was not a mammal-watching expedition, but I checked out a few nice places. Centennial Park in downtown Nashville has a colony
Assorted news – 2
Yesterday I drove to Cape Cod to see whales. As of 5:30 AM, there were still a few North Atlantic right whales just off Race Point Beach. I didn’t even have to launch my kay
Assorted news
Dear All, I’ll be driving from New Jersey to Cape Cod Saturday evening to see the whales, and will be back around noon on Sunday. If anybody is interested in sharing the fu
Alaska & Lesser Antilles
In late May – early June I’ll be doing bird research in Western Alaska, and will run short mammal- and birdwatching trips to Walrus Island and the Pribilofs. If youR