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6 September 2016
Oriental
BearChinaGiant Panda

The world of mammals could use some good news once in a while: Giant Pandas no longer “Endangered”

According to the WWF, Giant Pandas are “downgraded” from Endangered to Vulnerable. Yay. Tomer https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/giant-panda-no-longer-endangered

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6 September 2016
Central and South America
Amazoniabats

Field Guide to Amazonian Bats

Hi all Glad to see the new site looking so good, and that I can still post! An identification guide to bats of the Amazon has been published online (cheers to Phil Saunders for bri

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5 September 2016
Africa
South Africa

New Trip Report: South Africa

South Africa, 2016: Richard Webb (Wildwings), 11 days & 54 species including Smith’s Red Rock Hare, Cape Clawless and Spotted-necked Otters, Black-footed Cat, Zorilla, A

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4 September 2016
North American
Beaked WhaleMassachusettsMesoplodon

Sowerby’s Beaked Whales, Massachusetts

A pod of Beaked Whales that have been identified as Sowerby’s Beaked Whale were seen on the August 20-21 overnight pelagic trip run by the Brookline Birding Club. See photos

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3 September 2016
Central and South America
Cuba

New Trip Report – Cuba

Cuba, 2016: Stefan Lithner’s account of mammals seen on a 2 week (primarily birding trip) & 10 species including Cuban Flower Bat and Little Goblin Bat. Jon

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2 September 2016
Australasia
Mammals of Australia

Mammals of Australia Part 5: Bats and Rats

Hi people, Part 5 of my Youtoube collection on Australian mammals! Includes Ghost Bat, four species of Flying-foxes, Giant White-tailed Rat and twelve more species of bats! https:/

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2 September 2016
Central and South America
Caquetà Titi MonkeyColombiaMountain Tapir

Southern Colombia (Mountain Tapir and Caquetà Titi Monkey)

Hi, this is my first post here, I am a birder who is interested in – but not very knowledgable about – mammals. I was lucky enough to spend over two months in the field

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1 September 2016
Europe and the Palearctic
IndonesiaJapanKoreaSouth KoreaTaiwan

New Trip Report: Taiwan, Korea and Japan

I waited 10 years for the first Taiwanese trip report, and got a second a day later, though this one also includes Korea and Japan. Taiwan, Korea and Japan 2016: Dominque Brugiere,

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1 September 2016
Europe and the Palearctic
Pallas's CatQinghai

Pallas’s Cats near Qinghai Lake, China

Jon Hall suggested I post an account of a recent encounter with Pallas’s Cats in Qinghai Province, China.  Below is a write-up of the morning with a couple of accompanying p

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31 August 2016
Europe and the Palearctic
Taiwan

New Trip Report – Taiwan

John Wright sent me the first mammal report for this website from Taiwan.  Its a country I have been interested in for a while but the lack of mammal information put me off.  Now

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A November weekend near Barcelona
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Uganda June/July 2025
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  1. Lennartv on Uganda June/July 202521 August 2025

    If you were to return to Uganda you may find anomalure to be more easier than usual because at Semliki…

  2. Lennartv on Which telelens for Madagascar? 150 – 600 eq. or 225 – 900 eq.?21 August 2025

    With a 1.4 extender you'd be looking at F9.0 maximum. Personally I can still do a lot with that, but…

  3. Asanoth on Which telelens for Madagascar? 150 – 600 eq. or 225 – 900 eq.?21 August 2025

    Thank you. An extender for 100 - 400 f/6.3 would render it useless, especially in a forest and especially for…

  4. Michael Johnson on Uganda June/July 202521 August 2025

    Should have said I am very envious of your pangolin and anomalure, though.

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In search of a Solenodon
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RfI: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Singapore layover, July 2025
13 August 2025
A short report from North Queensland

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