New Trip Report – South Africa
A first trip report for mammalwatching.com from Jordi Palau South Africa, 2012: 2.5 weeks & 59 species including Aardvark, Wild Dog, Brown Hyena and Aardwolf. Jon
Working to save the Silver Dik-Dik
Little is known about the silver dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) population that roams the dense coastal bushlands of eastern Africa, but experts are working to learn more about the
Bison return to Germany after 300 year absence
Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife
Rhino populations in Sumatra, Borneo should be combined to save Sumatran rhino from extinction
A new study argues for treating endangered Sumatran populations in Borneo and Sumatra as “a single conservation unit”, lending academic support to a controversial proposal to m
A few things cetacean
1. Apparently, a breeding area of pygmy right whales has been located: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2013.769903#.UZRqEsqNDbQ 2. There is a nice listserve cal
New Mexico
I’m heading on a camping/hiking trip to some cultural sites in New Mexico and Colorado next week: Chaco, Mesa Verde, Bandelier National Monument and the Santa Fe area. Are th
Bat ID California
Can anyone help with the ID of this bat, it was taken in Monterey in January. It is a largish bat with characteristic wing markings. My field guides don’t really help me, so
Sri Lanka Slow Lories Quest
Hi all I am planning to go to Sri Lanka later this year. Do you know any good places to see Grey Slender Lories and Red Slender Lories? Your help would be very much appreciated! Al
STOP ELEPHANT SLAUGHTER IN WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Please please sign this petition. This is a fabulous park and what is happening there is a global tragedy. Emboldened by a change of government, heavily armed Sudanese poachers are
Central California – Pinnacles and Carrizo Plain Trip Report
We finally managed to make it down to Pinnacles and Carrizo Plain for a few days but it was really windy and dry. We only ended up seeing 8 mammals and no Kit Fox unfortunately.