Polar Bears on the Edge: new book and fundraising campaign
Morten Joergensen, who was with me in Ladakh on our snow leopard expedition last year, is passionate about the plight of Polar Bears and has written a book on their conservation, i
New Trip Report – Bobcat Safari, Central California
Venkat Sankar just sent his first mammal watching report through. He took a Bobcat Safari this month and in 2 days in Central California saw 9 species with 7 Bobcat sightings! Jon
Californian Weekend: Joshua Tree and Environs
I spent the Easter long weekend in California and spent a couple of nights at Joshua Tree Natinal Park and Anzo Borrego State Park in the south east of the state. My main targets w
Canadian footprints in need of ID
Hi, a friend sent me these pictures of mammal tracks from Canada. The first images are from Saskatchewan, the second – in the snow on open tundra- from Churchill (there were
New Mammalwatching Pages : Bat recording and where to see some difficult US species
Many of you will have seen Brian Keelan’s recent report of a 2014 big mammal day. It turns out Brian has been interested in mammals for a long time but only stumbled upon the
Eastern Wolf at Algonquin Provincial Park
If anyone is interested, there is a live webcam pointed at a moose carcass in front of the Algonquin visitor centre. An Eastern Wolf is munching on the moose right now. http://www.
36 hours in Florida
I took a last minute trip to Florida at the weekend, to try again for some mammals I’d failed to see in January. It was 10 – 15 F warmer in mid March than it had been d
Smallish nocturnal rodents climbing trees in Miami?
Hello all, A quick question – I was in Florida at the weekend and on Saturday night I was staking out a Florida Bonneted Bat roost (and I saw some.. trip report to follow). W
New Trip Report: Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
I spent last weekend in Ontario, mainly in Algonquin Provincial Park, about 3 hours north of Toronto. I first visited Algonquin in March 2013 primarily to look for Eastern Wolves.
Mammals in the News
Lots of good – or at least not bad – news, for once this week (unless you are a Californian Dolphin) The first Wolf in 150 years has been spotted in Holland. Ok, so per