Fossas, Lynxes, Polar Bears and a very polite Canadian: a few things you may have missed
Here are a few things I was sent over the past week from around the world. Some fabulous Fossa photos from Kirindy in Madagascar … I really must return to see this species (
What bat spp ? Khao Yai, Thailand
And here is another post from Stuart Chapman. “Seen last week in the temple bat cave outside Khao Yai national park. Is it least horseshoe or intermediate horseshoe?&#
Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel?
Here’s a question from Stuart Chapman who took this picture at Labahe nature reserve , Sichuan , China in Sept 2017. He isn’t sure if its a complex-toothed Flying Squ
Trip Report: Ukraine
Here’s the last of Vladimir Dinets’s reports from the former USSR. Ukraine (1980-1990): Vladimir Dinets’s notes of several trips from a 30+ years ago with mammals
New, coconut-eating giant rat discovered in the Solomon Islands
This is pretty darned cool. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/27/giant-solomon-islands-rat-believed-to-eat-coconuts-discovered Can’t wait to see the ‘Daily Mas
Updated Global Mammal Checklist – as at September 2017
I’ve worked through the latest changes to the IUCN Redlist and updated my global mammal checklist here. This list is very largely based on the IUCN’s Redlist of mammal
Trip Report: Belarus
Here’s another report from Vladimir Dinets of trips to Belarus 30 years ago. Belarus, 1990: Vladimir Dinets, several trips with species including Tundra Vole, European Poleca
New Trip Report: Black Rhinos in Namibia
Here is a first report from John Weir about 2 nights at the Desert Rhino Camp in search of Black Rhinos in Namibia. Namibia, 2017: John Weir, 2 nights & 10 mammals including B
I Just Offset (some of) My Greenhouse Gas Emissions
I spent Friday afternoon at a meeting on Planetary Health. It was interesting. But mainly terrifying. As we all know there is a long, tragic and growing list of environmental disa
Trip Report: Kazakhstan, 2009
A big thank you to Venkat Sankar for spotting this interesting and detailed report. Their picture of a “Sand Cat” seems more likely an Asiatic Wild Cat, though they re