China – New Version of an Old Field Guide
Well oldish anyway … Murray Lord let me know that the really excellent 2008 guide to the Mammals of China (Princeton) by Smith and Xie has just been released as a pocket fiel
New Trip Report – Where to see the Primates of Sri Lanka
Partly in response to the thread earlier this year asking for more detail in trip reports, Cheryl Antonucci has written some excellent notes on where to see all the primates of Sri
New Trip Reports – Nepal and Bhutan
Two great new reports from Jeff Blincow are up on mammalwatching.com Nepal, 2013: Jeff Blincow, 9 days & 22 species including Sloth Bears, Smooth Coated Otters and some great p
Rhino populations in Sumatra, Borneo should be combined to save Sumatran rhino from extinction
A new study argues for treating endangered Sumatran populations in Borneo and Sumatra as “a single conservation unit”, lending academic support to a controversial proposal to m
New Trip Report – Sri Lanka
Another great trip report from Sri Lanka, Michel Gervais, 9 days & 48 species, including both Golden Palm Civets, both Lorises and a Fishing Cat. Jon
Orcas Vs Sperm Whales
Fabulous video of a pod of Orcas attacking Sperm Whales off of Sri Lanka (and thank you to Jeroen Verhoeff for sharing it) Wow jon
Sumatran Rhino found in Kalimantan after unseen in region for 20 years
Conservationists working to save the Sumatran rhino—one of the world’s most imperiled mammals—heard good news this week as WWF-Indonesia has found evidence of at least one Su
New Trip Reports: India and Nepal
Three new reports from the sub continent Nepal, 2013: Andrew Stanbury, 2 weeks & species including Red Panda and Tiger. Ladakh, 2013: Carmen & Tobi Lundqvist, 2 weeks &
Northern Tibet
My colleague Eddie Game recently went on a mountain biking journey across Northern Tibet, encountering many great mammals along the way. His first blog includes his very close enco
Mystery Beast – Danum Valley, Borneo
These two camera trap pictures from Borneo’s Danum Valley have created quite some discussion among experts and – so far as I know – the jury is still out on what

