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
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
New Trip Reports: Rwanda, Italy and Finland
Three new reports on mammalwatching.com Rwanda, 2014: Mattia Altieri, 8 days & 9 species including Spotted Necked Otter, Mountain Gorilla and Mona Monkey. Finland, 2014: Jan Ke
New Trip Report – Finland
A new report Finland, 2014: John Wright, 4 days & 6 species including Wolverine, Brown Bears and a Grey-sided Vole. Jon
Trip Report: Crested Porcupines (Italy)
I was back in Italy in September for a week’s work in Turin and wanted to spend a weekend to try again to find a Porcupine. After asking around I decided to focus on two places.
New Trip Report: Martino’s Snow Vole in Bosnia & Herzegovina
I’ve uploaded a short account of a successful attempt to catch Martino’s Snow Vole Next stop Hemis National Park – and hopefully a Snow Leopard – next week
New Trip Reports: Scotland, Borneo, Way Kambas and Ethiopia
I’m still catching up with a backlog of trip reports, including a brief one of my own, but here are some more great reports. Scotland & Northern England, 2014: Steve Morg
Mediterranean Monk Seals
Some of you will remember the Mediterranean Monk Seal I saw earlier this year in Croatia. I’m very sorry to report that the seal died last week, from pneumonia. Meanwhile ano
New trip report – Poland
Poland, 2014: Mark Hows, 4 days & 18 species including Spotted Souslik, Pine Marten and Racoon Dog. Jon
Serval photographed in Morocco
This is interesting. I had no idea Servals came so far north http://moroccanbirds.blogspot.com/2014/08/serval-photographed-middle-atlas.html Many thanks to Mohamed from Moroccan Bi