Last 50 Lavasoa Lemurs; Balkan Lynx Conservation; and good news for Nepali Tigers
Three interesting articles…. Researchers have discovered a new — and critically endangered — species of lemur on the island of Madagascar. The primate is formally describ
Report on teh Creatures of Kenya’s Loima Hills
An interesting report on a survey for Desert Warthog in North West Kenya… Turkana is Kenya’s most remote district. Located west of Lake Turkana in the north-west corner of
New Trip Report – Tanzania & Zanzibar
Tanzania & Zanzibar, 2013: Bob Berghaier, 10 days and many species including Ader’s Duiker, Suni and Aardwolf. Plus records of other species he has seen there over the ye
New Trip Reports: Channel Islands (California) & Botswana
Two new trip reports Botswana, 2013: Indri Tours, 10 days & 34 mammals including Wild Dogs, Honey Badger, Roan and Sable Antelopes and Sitatungas. The Channel Islands: Cheryl A
Help Sangha Lodge Reopen
Many of you will have heard about the elephant massacre in Dzanga Sangha National Park recently following the political unrest in the Central African Republic. The wonderful Sangha
Blind, starving cheetahs: the new symbol of climate change?
Another possible flow-on effect from climate change http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/nature-up/2013/jun/21/blind-starving-cheetahs-climate-change Jon
Demand for ivory destabilising central Africa
Widespread killing of elephants threatens economic prosperity and rule of law, warns African Development Bank see http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/demand-ivory-destabili
Mammal news: Cheetah and speed; Monks and Snow Leopards; and Leadbeater’s Possum under threat
A few interesting articles I’ve seen recently Jon Cheetahs may be the world’s fastest sprinters, but it is their blinding acceleration—faster than a Lamborghini’s—and
New Trip Report – Kenya & Tanzania
A new report from Indri Tours for a 17 days trip toKenya & Tanzania, 2013, with 51 species including 3 Honey Badgers, Striped Hyena and Caracal. Jon
Lord’s Resistance Army funded by elephant poaching, report finds
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/lords-resistance-army-funded-by-elephant-poaching-report-finds/ Jon