300 year old Bowhead, Right whales increasing
An interesting article at http://aeon.co/magazine/nature-and-cosmos/why-is-the-right-whale-returning-to-the-waters-off-cape-cod/ I’d never heard of the magazine before but it
New Trip Reports – France and India
Romain Bocquier sent a list of 30+ mammals he’s seen around his home near Tours in France, including some nice bats (Bechsteins, Barbastelles Grey Long-eared), Pine Martens a
Global Mammal Diversity Map
These maps are cool – heat maps of mammal diversity (and some major orders) worldwide http://biodiversitymapping.org/mammals.htm#thumb Jon
Mammal Biodiversity
Very cool on biodiversity hotspots! http://biodiversitymapping.org/mammals.htm
“Nemesis Mammal”
Yesterday a mammal watcher on Twitter (Roland Kays @RolandKays) started a discussion on “nemesis mammals.” Roland defines this as “A species you haven’t bee
Andean Spectacled bear cam photo shows female rebuffing suitor
Thought this was worth sharing. It can’t be easy wooing such an unwilling lady. http://blog.sandiegozooglobal.org/2014/02/04/courtship-in-front-of-the-camera
Babirusas
My Cool Green Science post on babirusa conservation. Many thanks to Jon Hall and Coke Smith for use of the photos that illustrate it! http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/02/11/babi
Camera Trap Codger Blog
If you haven’t seen it, then the blog by the “Camera Trap Codger” is often fun. Here’s a nice report on some of the mammals camera trapped and sheltering in
First photo proof of Uzbek Snow Leopards
January 2014: Newly obtained camera trap images have provided the very first photographic evidence of snow leopards in the central Asian country of Uzbekistan. Jon
New beaked whale species; Good news for Mexican Wolves; Bad news for West African Lions
Researchers discover rare new species of deep-diving whale February 2014: Based on the study of seven animals stranded on remote tropical islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans o