Ecuador, 2012
I first visited Ecuador in August 2012 for a week, drawn by the prospect of seeing Spectacled Bears and Mountain Tapirs in the Andes, topped of with a range of nice primates in the
New Trip Report – Ecuador
Hola! Here’s a report of my recent trip to Ecuador. The highlights of my 9 days there were Spectacled Bear and Mountain Tapir plus 9 species of primates in the Napo Valley. J
New Rat Species that cannot gnaw or chew
‘There are more than 2,200 rodent species in the world and until this discovery all had molars in the back of their mouth and incisors at the front. Read more: http://www.dai
Jaguars in the USA
Thanks to Coke Smith for sending me this link on efforts to protect Jaguar habitat in the US, and whether the money might be better spent elsehwere… http://www.nature.com/new
Campsites & mammals
Probably not a surprise to anyone here: Study finds camp sites help mountain mammals cope with climate change.
Question about carnivores in WA State and/or British Columbia, CA
Hi again to the mammal watching community. Before I get to my question let me not be selfish, and thank everyone for the awesome tips and advice I’ve been getting from everyo
A few Florida Mammals
I got back yesterday from a long weekend in Florida. I was with my kids, mainly in theme parks around Orlando but I did spend a little time looking for mammals. Okeechobee is a cou
New Trip Reports: Zambia and Madagascar
Two new trip reports on www.mammalwatching.com Zambia, 2004: Sjef Ollers, 2 weeks & 35+ species including Wild Dogs and Serval at http://mammalwatching.com/Afrotropical/other%2
Tourism banned at India’s tiger reserves
India bans all tourism in tiger reserve “core areas.” This Wall Street Journal article explains what that means for many of the popular parks. In short, there will be
New Trip Report – Estonia, Finland and Arctic Norway
Estonia, Finland and Arctic Norway, 2012: Dominique Brugiere, 3 weeks & 17 species plus another 3 dead, including Wolverine, Brown Bear, Wolf, and Reindeer. Jon