New Trip Report – Sichuan
A second – great – trip report from Sjef Ollers. Sichuan, 2014: Sjef Ollers, 2 weeks & 22+ species including Chinese Desert Cat, Forest Musk Deer, Hog Badger and Se
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
New Trip Reports – Madagascar and France & Spain
Two new reports just uploaded to mammalwatching.com Madagascar, 2014: Dominique Brugiere, 1 month & lots of good stuff including Fossa, Fanaloka, Ring-tailed & Narrow-strip
Mammals in the news
Some recent stories Wild mouse lemurs live six times longer than similar-sized mammals. A new study has found that brown mouse lemurs in the wild can live to be up to at least eigh
Snow Leopard Triangulation
The Snow Leopard I saw last month must be one of the best reported ever! It also features in trip reports from Karl van Ginderderuen, whose trip overlapped with mine and others. Jo
Snow Leopard Trip Report
Here’s a report of last month’s trip to Ladakh to look for Snow Leopards. Two weeks & 11 species including Mountain Weasel, Urial, Wolf and a Snow Leopard 🙂 Jon
News of Three Iconic Mammals: Aye Aye Site in Madagascar; Red Panda’s in Myanmar; Iberian Lynx in Portugal
Three places to see 3 very different – but iconic – mammals. Rich Lindie (from Rockjumper) has just seen his first Aye Aye at Farankaraina, on the Masoala Peninsula. If
Shrinking goats, shrinking forests and expanding Saki species. Some mammals in the news
Here are a few recent mammal articles that you might find interesting… Alpine goats shrinking due to global warming. Climate change is causing Alpine goats in the Italian Alp