Obscure New Guinea Bandicoots
This is an uber-long shot I know but does anyone have a photo of one of the 4 species of Microperoryctes bandicoots – Striped Bandicoot, Mouse Bandicoot, Arfak Pygmy Bandicoo
Sumatra
So here’s a place people don’t talk about enough – Sumatra. Almost twice its size, Borneo has been getting all the attention over the past decade or so. Perhaps it’s becaus
Mammals in the News
Here are a couple of fun videos to start the new year: some spectacular Humpback feeding behaviour and some unusual mammal trapping (Black Wildebeest with netguns from a chopper).
New Trip Report: Raja Ampat
A new report from somewhere I had never even heard of until Steve visited. Raja Ampat (West Papua), 2014: Steve Anyon-Smith’s entertaining account of 3 weeks with few mammals
Mammals in the News
Good news for some rare mammals this week including Gilbert’s Potoroos (Australia’s rarest mammal though not quite so rare now as they once were) and Hirola, which are
Mammals in the News
Some interesting articles about conservation this week, starting with Tom Friedman’s report on the IUCN’s Decennial “World Parks Congress”. “In too ma
Mammals in the News
Unique Among Animals, Kangaroos Use Tail as Fifth Leg, Scientists Find. How many legs does a kangaroo have? The correct answer, according to new research, is five. See more here ht
Killer Whales off West Australia (Bremer Bay)
An interesting article on an offshore Killer Whale hotspot off of Bremer Bay (between Albany and Esperance in WA) that Ry Beaver sent me. I imagine it would be a good area for many
New Elephant Shrew, New Water Rat species, and a rediscovered Chinchilla Rat
Three articles on smallish mammals In the shadows of Machu Picchu, scientists find ‘extinct’ cat-sized mammal. Below one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, s
New Trip Reports: Australia & Tibet
Three new reports on mammalwatching.com Queensland and Tasmania, 2014: Romain Boquier, a lits of 63 species seen over 6 weeks including Proserpine Rock Wallaby, Bennet’s Tree