Tips for trip to Namibia and Botswana
Hello fellow mammalwatchers! This summer Tim and I are going to Namibia and Botswana. If any of you have some time to share your thoughts and experiences, we’d be very grateful.
Archbold Biological Station
I will be leading a writing workshop at Archbold Biological Station in May and will be staying on the station. I have seen this site mentioned as a good place to see Florida mouse.
Big-eared bats taxonomy
As all of you know, the taxonomy of Palearctic big-eared bats (Plecotus) has recently been completely overhauled, with numerous species split. IUCN Red List has implemented the cha
A new journal for publishing distributional records
Any advanced mammalwatcher obtains extralimital or otherwise interesting records from time to time. Now there is a journal where you can easily publish them as short notes: http
A mini-trip to Mono Lake and vicinity
Dear All, I’ll be guiding a mini-tour to Mono Lake/Yosemite area for three days/four nights starting either May 29 or May 30. The target species will be various endemic roden
Mongoose & Porcupines
A couple of recent blogs I’ve written that might be of interest: Island Mongoose: Researcher Buzz Hoagland has captured thousands of non-native mongooses in the Caribbean and
Aplodontia rufa nigra
I checked the location for Point Arena mountain beaver (don’t remember who recommended it, but thanks!) at the end of Alder Creek Beach Rd. that branches of Hwy 1 just N of M
Top 10 Night Safaris
Here is a blog I wrote on night safaris. Keep in mind that my organization’s membership has all levels of nature skill and interest, so I tried to give a varied account. And
Macroscelides micus
For those interested in sengis, the 2014 paper describing Macroscelides micus is in open access. It has some useful discussion on sengi systematics. Note that IUCN still lists Mac