West Malaysia Trip Report
I went to West Malaysia for in August/September, spending a week at Fraser’s Hill and ten days at Taman Negara (the Mutiara Resort). I spent most of my time looking for birds
Cheetahs’ Iranian revival cheers conservationists
Asiatic cheetahs, a subspecies of the fastest animal on earth, are extinct everywhere except in Iran, where they are considered to be critically endangered. But marking a rare succ
Reliable site for Red-faced Uakari, Peru
I recently returned from the private Tapiche O’Hara Reserve, a reliable site for Red-faced Uakari. This site is reached in less that a day’s river travel from Iquitos
Elephant vs Hippo
This is fun (unless you were the hippo) http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/wildlife/wildlife-and-nature/elephant-fury-for-this-mother-hippo/. The comments thre
Florida Bonneted Bats
Does anyone have any recent information on where to see this species, preferably roosting, while I am in Florida over christmas. It seems – from Google at least – that
Trip Report: A long weekend in Quebec
I’ve visited Quebec several times and I think it is fair to say I have mixed feelings. The scenery is hard to fault and there ought to be some good mammals to see. But it is a ha
voling season
If you are in NE USA, don’t miss the current dry weather spell, as it makes finding small mammals by sound really easy. Southern red-backed vole is abundant right now along R
Infrared technology for small mammal photography
Here’s a nice article from Karl Van Ginderdeuren on high speed flash photography of bats and rats. This first appeared on his blog. cheers Jon
Bat species? – Zanzibar
Whilst staying in Zanzibar (main island – Unguja), each evening we watched hundreds of large bats leaving Prison Island for the main island. Do you know which species of bat
Kazakhstan – RFI
Hi all, I will be in Kazakhstan next month for work (Almaty, in the SE corner near Kyrgyzstan). Its a lousy time for most mammals I imagine but I’d like to spend a day or two