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Author: John Fox

HomePosted by John Fox
24 September 2022
Uncategorised
Blackfishcetaceans

Dorsal Fins…

Have you ever wondered what “more falcate” meant when reading a description of a cetacean? I sure have. Found a site with a detailed explanation (though directed to Bla

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8 July 2022
North American
NewfoundlandNorth AtlanticNova Scotiawhales

Sable Island and the Gully, Nova Scotia

Hi all, (edited to include photo)   I did a last minute cruise with Adventure Canada, which is one of the only ways to try for the resident population of Northern Bottlenose W

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13 May 2022
Oriental
MaldivesWhale Watching

Maldives

I just finished the 17 day research trip with Charles Anderson on the MV Keana. It was another great trip with 14 cetacean species seen and a fabulous way to get over the Covid hum

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6 December 2021
Europe and the Palearctic
Caspian SealRussiaSaiga

Caspian Seal (and Saiga) in Russia

It seems there is no good haul out place in Kazakhstan for this seal anymore. I was willing to do a sea watch with a spotting scope for three days but try explaining that to a Kaza

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20 August 2021
Africa
AfricaAtlantic Humpbacked DolphinGuinea-Bissou

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin in Guinea-Bissau, 2021

Hi all, I found a paper on dolphin surveys in Guinea-Bissau that showed a large number of sightings, in particular in the Bissagos/Bijagós Islands, with almost as many Humpbacked

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15 October 2018
Africa
ManateeSenegal

W African Manatee at Pointe-Saint-Georges

This is the fresh water spring in the Casamance River that the Manatees come to at low tide. Search the site for Senegal to find Cheryl Antonucci’s trip report with the Ocean

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8 August 2018
Europe and the Palearctic

Caspian Seal trip

Hi all I’ve finally found some decent info on where to see this mammal and would like to try for it in April or May, 2019. They gather and molt in large numbers in late March

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6 May 2017
Africa

Dolphins in South Africa

I was in S Africa in March and wanted to find Heavisides/Havisides Dolphin. A more complete trip report got swallowed by WordPress, jeez but I hate that site. But want to pass a fe

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25 January 2017
North American

Baffin Island trip July, 2017

Hi all, I am booking a land trip to Qikiqtarjuaq this summer. July 4-8 will work but isn’t final. Includes a local guide and his boat and a self cater cabin in or near Qik (

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12 November 2015
Uncategorised

Acoustic key to the new world Bats

https://sites.google.com/site/batsoundservices/ This free resource is pretty cool, I’ll have to dig out some anabat files and give it a try. They list 29 species in Cochise C

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