New Trip Report – South America
A great and comprehensive report for a long and productive trip. South America, 2011 (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia & Chile): Janco Van Gelderen, 3 months & 54 species includi
Question to Neotropical Mammal watchers about Tayra and Margay
Hi everyone, I’m just wondering – what’s the best place in Latin america to see these two species? I know neither one is usually a guarantee, and margays are espe
More Bat Cave Stories
I spent last week in Tennessee & Kentucky learning about white-nose syndrome and an artificial bat cave designed to stop its spread. Here are some more blogs I wrote about it:
New Trip List – South Africa (and Botswana)
South Africa and Botswana, 2012: Juan Luis Ortega Herranz, 2 weeks and 54 species including Brown Hyena, Caracal, Honey Badger and Black-tailed Tree Rat. Jon
Dogs to help survey for Bonneted Bats
This is interesting…. Tracking bats is going to the dogs. Literally. If all goes according to plan this winter, a team of trained dogs and a handler from Auburn University wi
New Trip Report: Namibia and Botswana
The first report from Steve Anyon-Smith for a while. Good to see him back. Namibia and Botswana, 2012: Steve Anyon-Smith and Barry Sean Virtue, 1 month & 50+ species including
NEW TRIP REPORTS: Uganda and Rwanda
The last 2 installments of Coke, Som and Cokie Smith’s African Trip are now online. Rwanda, 2012: Coke Smith, 9 days & 20 species including Chimpanzees and some interesti
Artificial Bat Cave
I thought mammal watchers might be interested in my blogs from Tennessee this week. I’m focusing on an artificial bat cave that is an experiment in the fight to save bats fro
New Monkey Discovered in the Congo
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/dr-congo-new-monkey/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 I don’t think this is the first “discovered in 28 years” though… the
New Trip Report: Kenya
Kenya, 2012: Coke Smith, 10 days & 42 species including Desert Warthogs and Greater (Marsh) Cane Rat. Jon