Taxonomy news
A couple taxonomy news: 1. Peromyscus mice are usually very easy to ID even in areas with many species present, so I’m sure nobody will be confused by yet another species bei
Best Kept Secrets
When we were in Colombia, Cheryl Antonucci and I were chatting about which mammalwatching destinations were under visited. Colombia was one example, although the reasons for that a
Afghanistan, 2020
No, I haven’t been there. But during my trip to Tajikistan I had the chance to look across the border every day, got an impression how life is over there and even saw some an
Madagascar Mammal Watching Report
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Wildlife in the Darwaz Mountains of Tajikistan
I visited Tajikistan between February 15th and March 2nd 2020. They main purpose of the trip for me was to see Markhor. Of course I was equally excited to observe all other
Desert Cat, Wild Ass and Great Indian Bustard from Kutch and Rajasthan
Please follow link for detailed report A birdwatching oriented guided trip to the thorn forests and grasslands of Kutch, the salt pans of the Little Rann of Kutch and the sandy Tha
Greater Horseshoe Bats: the movie
Jean-Michel Bompar let me know about this beautiful film on the lives of Greater Horseshoe Bats. It is quite long – 45 minutes – but I’m fairly sure many of us ha
Rare Andean Mammals Tour – Trip Report – Royle Safaris – November 2019
In November 2019 Royle Safaris ran our first Rare Andean Mammals Tour to Ecuador, focusing on Bellavista and Cayambe Coca National Park for 10 days. We found evidence of a 20 speci
New Trip Report: Eurasian Lynx in Sweden
What to do when the world is in lockdown but Sweden is not? Of course some mammalwatching at home. Here is a first from Sweden: Searching for Lynx in Sweden 2019-2020: Andreas Jons
Seeing all the world’s mammal families?
Here’s something to consider while we are all stuck at home. Seeing a representative of all ~250 bird families is eminently achievable for those with the time, money and inclin