Bering Sea expedition, 2015
Dear All, I am trying to help organize a wildlife-viewing expedition to St. Paul and St. Matthew Islands in the Bering Sea next June. St. Paul has the world’s largest fur sea
New Trip Reports from Hugh Buck: Colombia, China, Estonia and Colorado
Hugh Buck just sent me a bunch of trip reports. The trips were primarily birding tours but he got some nice mammal by-catch Colombia, 2014: A month’s birding trip with 18 mam
Peru, 2014 Trip Report
In 2010 I promised my son, Patrick, a trip to the rainforest to mark his entry into teenhood. After some lengthy negotiations with his mother, followed by Patrick successfully co
Fundraising for Fauna Recon work in Thailand
Dear all This kickstarter campaign was sent to me by Kurt Johnson (from the US FWS) who is involved in this group privately, so its legit. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/saving
Last colony of “invasive” Black Rats to be exterminated in the UK
John Dixon sent me this article on a project to exterminate Rattus rattus from some Hebridean islands (off of Scotland) http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/eu-gives-450000
Coyote Scat & Palm Trees
It’s not really mammal watching, but thought this might be of interest to mammal enthusiasts: For sabal palm conservation, native plant breeders find that they need coyote sc
New trip reports: India
Hi, I just added a bunch of 2013 India reports to mammalwatching.com, all courtesy of Aniket Sardana Central India, 2013: Aniket Sardana, 2 weeks & 15 species including Tiger,
Colorado Trip Report and lost bat species rediscoverd
A new trip report on mammalwatching.com : Colorado & a little bit of California, 2014: Michel Watelet, 2 weeks & 34 species including Bobcat, Abert’s Squirrel and Big
Evening bats & marsh rice rats
A couple of tips: 1. There is a colony of evening bats in one of the two bat houses in Samuel Houston Jones State Park near Lake Charles, Louisiana (the other bat house has Mexican
Texas, 2014
I spent the 2013 Memorial Day long weekend in Big Bend Texas, catching bats with Loren Ammerman and her students. A year later I was back and once again the great people at the Ang