Hybrid Deer
Cat Urbigkit at the Querencia blog has some good photos of whitetail/mule deer hybrids.<This link is now broken but here are some other pictures from the same blog — Jon
Western Mastiff Bat site in California Desert
A single Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis, aka Greater Bonneted Bat) has been roosting for several days at a ranger station in the Mojave Desert. It is very easily seen. I recei
Black Footed Ferrets – New population discovered
See here for news of wild Ferrets found in South Dakota http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/biologist-excited-by-first-rare-ferret-find-since-meeteetse/article_89862b31-ac76-5b
RFI Fishers and Red Wolves, Montreal
Hi, I will be in Montreal for a couple of nights over thanksgiving weekend. Does anyone know any spots for Fishers or Red Wolves around there. I am guessing there will be Fishers v
Red Deer & North American Elk
I recently wrote a post on another blog about red deer, and noted this species was considered the same species as North American elk (Cervus elaphus). I received an immediate and d
More Bat Cave Stories
I spent last week in Tennessee & Kentucky learning about white-nose syndrome and an artificial bat cave designed to stop its spread. Here are some more blogs I wrote about it:
Dogs to help survey for Bonneted Bats
This is interesting…. Tracking bats is going to the dogs. Literally. If all goes according to plan this winter, a team of trained dogs and a handler from Auburn University wi
Artificial Bat Cave
I thought mammal watchers might be interested in my blogs from Tennessee this week. I’m focusing on an artificial bat cave that is an experiment in the fight to save bats fro
RFI – California Bats / Small Mammals
I am planning a trip to California most of the large mammal info is on Mammalwatching. I am after contacts for small mammal trapping and bat emergence, roosts etc. General r
New Trip Report: South East Arizona and a bit of New Mexico
I couldn’t spend a Labor Day long weekend at home, so I took a last minute trip to the Chiricahua Mountains on the Arizona/New Mexico/ Mexico border to see what I could find. I