Shocking figures reveal the true extent of the illegal trade in pangolins
No wonder they are so hard to see. Very sad http://www.wildlifeextra.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=1&listitemid=18651&live=0#cr Jon
New Trip Reports: Japan, Thailand, Uganda and the Bahamas
New trip reports from 4 Continents Japan, 2014: Cheryl Antonucci, 2.5 weeks & 6 species including Japanese Serow and Sable. Thailand, 2014: Richard Webb, 1 week & 23 mammal
Scientists involve plan to save many Lemur species
A nice article from Mongabay The lemur end-game: scientists propose ambitious plan to save the world’s most imperiled mammal family Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2014
Seeking records of some Genets and a Linsang
Hi, Will Duckworth from the IUCN’s small carnivore group got in touch to see what we all know about the following species. I don’t know much was my answer but offered t
Snow Leopard Trip (Adam Riley/ Indri blog); Illegal Wildlife Trade in 60 seconds; and huge Chimp population in the DRC
A couple more things of interest Adam Riley’s blog (he’s a founder of Indri and Rockjumper tours) on looking for Snow Leopards in Hemis NP, India. A compelling and dist
New beaked whale species; Good news for Mexican Wolves; Bad news for West African Lions
Researchers discover rare new species of deep-diving whale February 2014: Based on the study of seven animals stranded on remote tropical islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans o
Mediterranean Monk Seals in Mauritania
Mediterranean Monk Seals are critically endangered – I think the most endangered seal in the world – and down to perhaps only 500 adult animals. They are hard to see to
Almost 90% of Saharan big animals are extinct or endangered
A new landmark study in Diversity and Distributions finds that the megafauna of the Sahara desert are on the verge of total collapse. Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2013/120
New Trip Report – Kenya
A detailed report from Bob Berghaier: 9 days & 48 species including Cane Rat, Marsh Mongoose, Wild Dogs and a Serval. Jon
5 new cryptic bat species discovered in Senegal
An international research team led by Daurina Koubinova has discovered five new species of vesper bats during a series of expeditions to Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park.