Gear Review: Top Mammal-Watching Binoculars
About a month ago, Jon posted a gear review of the Swarovski EL 8.5×42 binoculars. I thought I would complement his review with some remarks regarding what I think are the two
New Cetacean Guide by Mark Carwardine
There is a new cetacean reference book out and I love it: Mark Carwardine, Handbook of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, Bloomsbury, 2020. So far it is just released in UK, but a US
Assorted news
1. There is a proposal (Hope et al. 2019) to split pygmy shrew (the North American one) into two species, based entirely on molecular data. The western form would be called Sorex e
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John Brodie Good (Wildwings)
Photo: Mark Andrews Many people visiting this site will have known John Brodie Good, founder of Wildwings, who sadly died recently after suffering a heart attack. Some will have tr
Mammalwatching Meeting 2020/21 – Survey
Dear Mammal watchers As we have already suggested a few days ago, we would like to do more for mammals than just watch – we would like to conntect the enthusiasts and experts
Random news
Some news from around the world: 1. I’ve been back to North America for a couple months, and did a few all-nighters in New Jersey forests with a thermal scope. Except for jus
Book Review: Handbook of the Mammals of the World Vol 9: The Bats
Do you remember, way way back in 2009, when the first volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World was published? I was so excited. But I was also skeptical that the entire s
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Mammalwatching Meeting 2020???
Dear mammal watchers Birders are doing it already…we discussed with Jon Hall about the idea of a mammal watcher meeting!!! It would not only be great to meet other mammal wat