Trip Report – Western Long-beaked Echidna and other mammals in West Papua and the Moluccas – Oct 23_V2
We had the great fortune to have a night’s spotlighting near Sorong in West Papua prior to a boat-based bird-watching trip around Raja Ampat and the central Moluccas. 15 specie
Vangunu giant coconut-cracking rat captured on camera in Solomon Islands
Another report of a critically endangered mammal picked up by a camera trap. This photographic evidence will hopefully support efforts to prevent logging the forest which is the on
Urban mammalwatching
Good morning. afternoon, evening, or night mammal watching community. I very much know that to see the worlds mammals you have to travel to the most remote of places far from the b
Attenborough echidna ‘rediscovered’
Scientists from Oxford University have captured new video of the Attenborough long-beaked echidna https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67363874
Request for Information – 1 night in Sorong, West Papua, October 2023
Hi, My wife and I will be in Sorong, West Papua, in late October and have one night available to look for local mammals. We would appreciate any advice on a local who could guide
The jackal or the wolf in Algeria?
In Algeria there is a species of Canidae commonly called Dib or Ouchene in Kabyle. Its scientific name changed from Canis aureus to Canis anthus, then to Canis lupaster following v
New Podcast Episode: Expedition to West Papua with Carlos Bocos
You read the trip report, now listen to the show and watch the movie! On the latest podcast episode Charles and I are reunited with Carlos Bocos who inspired, designed and g
Sulawesi and West Papua May-June 2023
A companion trip report to those already posted by Jon Hall and Charles Foley of a trip to West Papua in 2023, with a brief stop in Sulawesi on the way.
New Trip Report: West Papua 2023
Here’s a report of the trip Nils Bouillard, Charles Foley, Venkat Sankar, Juliana Senawi, Ian Thompson and I took last month with Carlos Bocos at the helm. A bit of a mega
Mammal Checklists from Stuart On Nature
Chris and Mathilde Stuart, the biologists and prolific authors of field guides, have just uploaded a collection of mammal checklists from various parks in several countries. They h