Fossas, Lynxes, Polar Bears and a very polite Canadian: a few things you may have missed
Here are a few things I was sent over the past week from around the world. Some fabulous Fossa photos from Kirindy in Madagascar … I really must return to see this species (
New, coconut-eating giant rat discovered in the Solomon Islands
This is pretty darned cool. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/27/giant-solomon-islands-rat-believed-to-eat-coconuts-discovered Can’t wait to see the ‘Daily Mas
Updated Global Mammal Checklist – as at September 2017
I’ve worked through the latest changes to the IUCN Redlist and updated my global mammal checklist here. This list is very largely based on the IUCN’s Redlist of mammal
I Just Offset (some of) My Greenhouse Gas Emissions
I spent Friday afternoon at a meeting on Planetary Health. It was interesting. But mainly terrifying. As we all know there is a long, tragic and growing list of environmental disa
Gear Review: Pulsar XQ50 Thermal Imaging Scope
Several mammalwatchers have recently expressed an interest in buying a thermal imaging scope and I had promised to post a review of the scope I bought in March. This is below. But
2 questions
Dear All, I’ll be in Auckland, NZ for a week in late October. Any tips on wildlife spots within 2 hrs drive from the city? Birds, bats, herps, inverts – everything. Als
New World deer phylogeny down
Everything you thought you knew about New World deer was wrong, according to a new paper. It’s mtDNA-based, but some conclusions are unlikely to be changed by future nDNA stu
Thermal camera
Hi To make wildlife watching a bit easier at night I am thinking about getting myself a thermal camera. Any ideas of a good model? Cheers Tobi
Best Mammal Watching Experience
A couple of months ago I was chatting with Mac Hunter (of the legendary Borneo 2016 trip which scored Clouded Leopard, Marbled Cat and Pangolin) and Charles Foley (the original Bi