Pampas Cat Split (5 Species?)
In a March 2020 article in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, the authors provide a wide suite of evidence for splitting the pampas cat complex five ways. Whether you a
Rarity news
Somali sengi is not endemic to Somalia, but occurs in Djibouti; the paper includes exact locations and shows that it should be in its own genus. Woolly flying squirrel recodred in
New Trip Report: Andean Mountain Cats in the Chilean Altiplano
Here’s an interesting report of a trip to the same – beautiful – area we visited in 2018 from Far South Expeditions. Andean Mountain Cat Recce, Arica & Parina
Tarangire Big Mammal Day
Here is a report that I’ve been meaning to post for some time about a Big Mammal Day that I carried out with my wife and some friends in the Tarangire ecosystem last year. It
Himalayan Serow at Pangot
A brief summer visit to Pangot (2000m) a tiny village surrounded by temperate broad-leaved forest in the Kumaon Himalayas, was productive for a sighting of the uncommonly seen Hima
New Trip Report: Australia – New South Wales south coast and Victoria’s East Gippsland
A new report from Dion Hobcroft with some nice mammals including a very rare Long-footed Potoroo. South Coast NSW and Gippsland, 2020: Dion Hobcroft, 1 week & 20 species includ
Updated Mammalwatching Checklist @ August 2020
The latest version of my global mammal checklist is available here and also on Scythebill too. This update differs a little from previous ones. I focussed on improving the common
New Trip Report: Desmans in the French Pyrenees
A nice – and very detailed – report from Ben Balmford on how to see a Desman in the mountains south of Bordeaux. Desman Hunt, Pyrenees, 2020: Ben Balmford, 4 nights and
Vietnam at christmas 2019/20
I and two friends spent 2 weeks in southern and central Vietnam at the beginning of the year chasing mammals and whatever other fauna we were able to find with the aid of Forest Bi
New Report: Iberian Lynxes
Jan Kelchtermans sent me this good news piece – with some superb photographs – on growing opportunities to enjoy Iberian Lynx watching. Jon The future looks bright for