Going to Costa Rica. Anyone wants to join? (Sorry this is a long post)
Hi everyone, I’m probably going to try to make it down to Costa Rica at the end of February/March primarily for some mammal watching, with a little bit of bird watching. I’m ac
Field Guide or other mammal books for Jalisco province, Mexico
Hello, I am just back from Vietnam after a very wet but surprisingly successful trip – over 30 species in 2 weeks including all three Doucs. I am thinking about going to the
Help wanted with Bat ID
Hi Sorry about the poor photo, but does anyone know what species this is? It was photographed flying out from under a bridge, in the Brazilian Pantanal. Cheers Steve
Plant lures bats with echoing leaf form
This is interesting http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/163487a8-bd81-11e0-89fb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1URF3P3k0 Flowers use bright colours and striking patterns to attract pollinators that a
New Trip Reports – Finland and Costa Rica
I’ve been sent two new reports Mark Hows in Finland with an impressive 26 mammals in 2 weeks including lots of rodents http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/2011trip/finland/fin
Batwatch Nicaragua
Want to see ,catch and identify bats with a purpose? Visit a spectacularly diverse tropical region? Catch 40 or more species in a week? Join Batwatch Nicaragua, a new kind of tour-
Andean Cats not just in the Andes
Some interesting research on Patagonian felids http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110316142626.htm Jon
Mating Jaguars in Pantanal
On a trip to Brazil’s Pantanal in Sept 2010 I was most fortunate to see Jaguars mating in the Cuiaba River area out of Porto Jofre. For 40 minutes I was able to watch a pai
New Trip Report – Belize
Alan Dahl was back in Belize last year and has a nice report on http://focusedonnature.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html Mammals included Red Brocket Deer and Grey Fox jon
New Myotis Sp. Found in Ecuador
Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of bat in the western slopes of the Andes in northwestern Ecuador. jon http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9185000/918569