Rare Dwarf Lemur Rediscovered in Madagascar
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/rare-dwarf-lemur-rediscovered.php
Niger
Michel Gervais spent a week in Niger in Feb. He saw 23 species and a possible West African Manatee. He also includes a picture of a mouse that needs identification… good luck
A Pygmy Hippo in…Australia?
It’s true. Feral hog hunters recently shot a pygmy hippo in Australia. The animal was apparently roaming free for several years. Get the details on this pygmy hippo incident.
Sucker Footed Bats don’t have suckers after all
Some interesting research from Madagascar…. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121955.htm
Bats in Senegal
Hi all, I photographed a couple of interesting bats in Senegal last month. The first, leaf-nosed type one I’m quite confident is Hipposideros cyclops, known as Woolly Leaf-no
Protected areas in Gambia
Hi everybody, I am planning a trip to Gambia for next year to visit the country’s nature reserves and national parks. Does anybody know if it is possible to stay withi
Leopards in protected areas in West-Africa
Dear all, I am currently working on a study regarding the distribution of the leopard (Panthera pardus) in Africa and I would like to ask you if you have got any information on its
Aders duiker
A number of months ago I had a work trip to Zanzibar and I thought I’d take advantage of my time there to try to see Ader’s duiker. Ader’s looks similar to the Red duiker, bu
South Africa, 2009 Trip Report
In August 2009 I was in South Africa for work and had a few days to look around. I’ve spent a fair bit of time in South Africa before and had already seen most of the larger
Critically Endangered Cheetahs In Algeria Snapped With Camera Trap
Critically Endangered Cheetahs In Algeria Snapped With Camera Trap (February 27, 2009) — A survey of the Sahara has captured the first camera-trap photographs of the critical