Sumatra
So here’s a place people don’t talk about enough – Sumatra. Almost twice its size, Borneo has been getting all the attention over the past decade or so. Perhaps it’s becaus
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
Pika Boo!
Hemis National Park, Ladakh, October 2014. We survived the freezing conditions. We survived the crippling altitude. We survived the treacherous climbs up scree slopes that would ch
Bryde’s Whales off of Bangkok
Coke Smith just sent me this excellent account of a trip to see Bryde’s Whales off of Bangkok. This is quite a hard species to see in many places and I had no idea they were
New Trip Report: Snow Leopards of Ladakh
Yet another Snow Leopard report, this time from Coke Smith who got to Ladakh the day I left. He saw more Snow Leopards than we did and got closer too. I’m sorry if you haven&
Tso-Kar, Ladakh Report
A report from Charles Foley of his post-Snow Leopard tour to Tso-Kar. I wish I could have gone with him. Ladakh, 2014. 3 days & 10 species including Ladakh and Black-lipped Pik
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
(Perhaps) a good site for Sunda Pangolins in Malaysia
Curtis Hart spotted this herping report of a trip to Peninsula Malayasia. The author – Rupert Lewis – saw a Sunda Pangolin at Kuala Nerang, in the far north of the coun
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