Red Wolves and Golden Mice, North Carolina 2022
I well remember my excitement when I visited the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina back in 1989. This was my first trip to the USA. I hadn’t even con
New Podcast with Chris & Mathilde Stuart plus an exceptional Lynx encounter in Minnesota
In Episode 21 of the mammalwatching podcast Charles and I interview Chris & Mathilde Stuart – renowned wildlife researchers and authors – from their farm in South Africa. W
Mammalwatching Podcast: Vladimir Dinets
The latest episode of the mammalwatching podcast features Vladimir Dinets, naturalist extraordinaire, who you will almost certainly recognize from this website. Charles and I chat
Marine Mammal Locations
Hi all. Following on from the excellent podcast with Bob Pitman and some brief chats with Jon – I have put together some notes on finding marine mammals around the world, b
Global Mammal Checklist: new update
I have just uploaded an updated global mammal checklist (here). The first update in 12 months. The checklist began life as something primarily based on the IUCN Red List. But the R
New Podcast Episode (the Hall and Foley kids) plus “guess that mammal” competition
On New Year’s Eve 2021, Ellesmere and Sierra (Charles’s gifted children) sat down with my disappointing offspring – Patrick and Katy – to reflect on the highs
Podcast Episode 17 – Bob Pitman, world champion cetacean lister
The final mammalwatching podcast episode of 2021 – released just hours before the end of the year – featured the remarkable Bob Pitman, whalewatcher extraordinaire. I t
Wolverine killing a Reindeer – Video
Here an incredible video, northern Norway 2017: a Wolverine killing a Reindeer in blizzard. And I spent three nights in a hide just few meters from Wolverines, armed
Taxonomy news
1. A new paper argues that red mazama deer south of the Amazon should be considered a separate species Mazama rufa rather than M. americana. 2. Myotis keaysi from coastal Ecuador s
Book Review: Marine Mammals (of southern Africa and the Southern Ocean)
Chris and Mathilde Stuart’s latest book is a pocket guide to the almost 50 species of whales, dolphins and seals you might encounter off of southern Africa. Like all the St