Onager taxonomy
A new paper shows that splitting kiang as a separate species was a mistake. Lots of other interesting stuff there, too.
Bowhead Whale in Belgium
If anyone in northwest Europe fancies a twitch, a potentially chaseable Bowhead Whale is present in Belgium for it’s second day – details at https://waarnemingen.be/so
True’s beaked whale
An interesting article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/07/one-of-the-worlds-rarest-whales-has-been-caught-on-film-for-the-first-time/
Israeli rodent and cat
Thanks to Jon for guiding me in how to add images. These are from earlier this month in Israel. The rodent was one of four or five that emerged after dark from holes in the stone w
Marbled Polecats in Romania?
Does anyone have any ideas of how someone might see a Marbled Polecat in Romania: areas to look for them, or techniques to see them. My first thought would be spotlighting around S
New Trip Report: Qinghai, China
Richard Webb just got back from the Tibetan Plateau. Qinghai, 2017: Richard Webb, 2 weeks & 13 species including Yellow-throated Marten, Mountain Weasel and three Snow Leopards
New Trip Report – Sierra de Andujar, February 2017
Hi all A quick update on species seen during a brief visit to Sierra de Andujar a couple of weeks ago; I’ve included the links to James Lowen’s blog posts for those i
Siberian Tiger Tracking Tour to Russia – Royle Safaris (7)
Siberian Tiger Tour Trip Report from Royle Safaris Our latest Siberian tiger winter tracking holiday trip report from February 2017 including TWO Siberian tiger sightings as well a
Twitchable Eurasian Lynx in Estonia
Here is a quick trip report about twitchable Eurasian Lynx in Estonia. Access is through Estonian Nature Tours. A female and up to three cubs should be twitchable for the next fort
New Trip Report – Western Sahara & Morocco
Here’s a new report from Romain Bocquier of a short trip around Dakhla and Azrou. Western Sahara, 2017: Romain Bocquier, 3 nights and 11 species including Libyan Polecat, Fe