A few African antelope pictures sought for a new book
I’ve been contacted by a South African, Willem Frost, who is finalising the manuscript for a book on the Antelopes of Africa. “The purpose is to draw attention to the p
New Trip Report – Madagascar
Madagascar, 2013: INDRI Tours, 16 days & 28 species including Milne-Edward’s Sifaka and many other lemurs, two tenrecs and great pictures. Jon
New Trip Report – Kenya
Kenya, 2013: Indri Tours, 12 days & 35 species including Yellow spotted Hyrax, Serval and Caracal. Jon
Indo Pacific Humpback Dolphin Taxonomy
An article about splitting the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin into 3 species. I was aware that some people considered there to be two species (S.chinensis and S.plumbea), but now it
Elephant vs Hippo
This is fun (unless you were the hippo) http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/wildlife/wildlife-and-nature/elephant-fury-for-this-mother-hippo/. The comments thre
New Trip Report – The Congo
A great new report from Cheryl Antonucci from the very cool Congo’s Odzala-Kokoua National Park, – which I now have to visit! 1 week & 22 species including Marsh Mo
New Trip Report – Tanzania
Tanzania, 2013: INDRI tours, 15 days & 46 species including Harvey’s Duiker and an Aardwolf. Jon
Whale stranding attributed to sonar mapping for the first time & a new rat genus in Indonesia
An investigation of a mass stranding of melon-headed whales in Madagascar in 2008 blames ExxonMobil echosounder and A prominent tuft of spiny hair on the back, a white tail tip and
Pygmy Sloth Fiasco & Hwange Elephants Poisoned
Last Monday (9 September 2013), the police officer on morning duty at Isla Colón International Airport, Panama noticed some foreigners loading crates with what appeared to be anim
New Trip Reports: South Africa and the Western Sahara
Two more trips reports from the top and bottom of Africa. Western Sahara, 2013: Alain Guillemont, 4 days & 10 species including Sand Cat, Wild Cat and Fennec Fox. South Africa,