New Trip Report – Indian Big Cats
Indian Big Cats, 2013: Judith Hoyle, 1 month and plenty of wildlife including Snow Leopards, Asiatic Lions and a Tiger. Jon
New Trip Reports: Estonia; Southern Italy; Java & Sumatra
Three new reports on mammalwatching.com Java & Sumatra, 2013: Richard Webb, 2 weeks & 38 species including all the Javan specialty primates and Javan Small-toothed Palm Civ
Hog Badger and Cub Picture
Indian wildlife guide Avi Sarkhel sent me this photo of a Hog Badger carrying a baby in Kaziranga National Park. The light was terrible but its still a fun picture of a mammal I fa
Chinese Desert/Mountain Cat (Felis bieti) in Sichuan
Michel Watelet from Belgium just wrote to say he’s back from a great trip in Sichuan with 3 friends (trip report to follow) and he saw a Chinese Mountain Cat. “I found
Mammal news: Cheetah and speed; Monks and Snow Leopards; and Leadbeater’s Possum under threat
A few interesting articles I’ve seen recently Jon Cheetahs may be the world’s fastest sprinters, but it is their blinding acceleration—faster than a Lamborghini’s—and
China – New Version of an Old Field Guide
Well oldish anyway … Murray Lord let me know that the really excellent 2008 guide to the Mammals of China (Princeton) by Smith and Xie has just been released as a pocket fiel
New Trip Report – Where to see the Primates of Sri Lanka
Partly in response to the thread earlier this year asking for more detail in trip reports, Cheryl Antonucci has written some excellent notes on where to see all the primates of Sri
New Trip Reports – Nepal and Bhutan
Two great new reports from Jeff Blincow are up on mammalwatching.com Nepal, 2013: Jeff Blincow, 9 days & 22 species including Sloth Bears, Smooth Coated Otters and some great p
Rhino populations in Sumatra, Borneo should be combined to save Sumatran rhino from extinction
A new study argues for treating endangered Sumatran populations in Borneo and Sumatra as “a single conservation unit”, lending academic support to a controversial proposal to m
New Trip Report – Sri Lanka
Another great trip report from Sri Lanka, Michel Gervais, 9 days & 48 species, including both Golden Palm Civets, both Lorises and a Fishing Cat. Jon