Oregon Mammal Information
I am taking a short trip to Oregon in early March, to Portland and the North Umpqua River. The main purpose of the trip is fly fishing for steelhead, but I’d like to look for
No Joy In Discoveries Of New Mammal Species, Only A Warning For Humanity, Paul Ehrlich Says
This is an interesting article. Does anyone know where I can find the full paper online? (Gerardo Ceballos and Paul R. Ehrlich. Discoveries of new mammal species and their impl
Jaguar Spotted In Central Mexico For First Time In 100 Years
(February 11, 2009) — The jaguar (Panthera onca) has become an animal in danger of extinction over recent decades, due to the fragmentation and deterioration of its habitat,
Rocky Mountain Wolverine Redux
Wolverines are one of the least studied animals in the U.S. Rocky Mountains. Their numbers, ranges and travels are little known. But lately wolverines have been showing up in some
Hispaniolan Solenodon
Here’s a nice story on the BBC website about researchers catching a rare Solenodon in the Dominican Republic http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7791989.stm
A very smart honey badger.
Stoffle is a captive Honey badger in South-Africa’s Moholoholo Rehabilitation centre that shows incredible intelligence in getting out of his enclosure. He started by climbin
Assam, 2008
When you cross from Bhutan to India at Gelephu you are left in no doubt that you have changed country. Although Gelephu is busy by Bhutanese standards, it is a haven of tranquility
IUCN Redlist Website
Many of you will already know this site. But I only recently discovered it – the IUCN Redlist website is a fabulous resource with detailed range and other information on ev
New Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey population
New Population Of Extremely Rare Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered (December 5, 2008) — A new population of the extremely rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, so-called because of its u
Mammalwatching.Com back online
In case anyone is wondering www.mammalwatching.com went down for 24 hours during the week – after a mix up over when my visa card expired. Its now back online. cheers