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9 May 2025
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Anyone want to look for polar bears, seals and more in northern Alaska?

I just got back from two trips to Baffin Island where I had great success (one trip with 10+ sightings) and massive failure (a trip with zero sightings) in seeing polar bears. I wa

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4 May 2025

Join me in Baja California Sur, Mexico in search of Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia) June 16th/17th, 2025!

Following in the footsteps of Jon Hall (as so many of us do) I’ll be attempting to nab another Family Lifer in the form of Dwarf Sperm Whales. I’ve reserved a 6-hour boat trip

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29 April 2025
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Sea Otters and Whales of Monterey Bay – Whale Expeditions – Trip Report 2024

During our annual Whale Expedition’s sea otters and whales of Monterey Bay photo tour, we had fantastic sightings of lunge-feeding humpbacks, breaching whales, and mating sea ott

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23 April 2025
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Bobcats of California – Cat Expeditions – Trip Report 2024

We led a private bobcat tour in early December where we saw over twenty bobcats! Check out the report to see more details and some photos!

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9 April 2025

Recommendations for where to see/photograph swift fox and kit fox in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona

I need recommendations for where to see two species of fox – the kit fox and swift fox.    The kit fox is a desert animal and should be in desert regions of Utah and Arizon

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7 April 2025
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California Mammal Big Year & Site/ID Guides

Over 2024, Nicole Haseley and I did an “accidental” mammal big year across the US state of California. We saw 150 mammal species (~70% of the total in California) inclu

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3 April 2025
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Carrizo Plain Overnight: Squirrels, squirrels

Carrizo Plain Overnight Squirrels, Squirrels, and More Squirrels! Carrizo Plain National Monument, Santa Margarita, CA | March 24th-25th, 2025 By minkprowl SPECIES *Giant Kangaroo

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31 March 2025

RFI: Finding Hoary Bats?

Around this time of year, I enjoy looking for Red Bats roosting in beech leaves in the Eastern US. The congeneric Hoary Bats also migrate through the region. I’ve read that t

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22 March 2025

Update: Southern Flying squirrel Washington DC

Given that the posts on Southern Flying squirrel in the Long Branch reserve near Washington DC are quite old, here a quick update: staff at the visitors centre mentioned that the n

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15 March 2025
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Alligator River NWR

A weekend trip to Alligator River NWR with Red Wolves, Bears, Otters and a Bobcat in a tree!

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Anyone want to look for polar bears, seals and more in northern Alaska?
8 May 2025
A puma, a tapir, and a stalking horse – final version

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  1. Zarek Cockar on Hyaena footprints9 May 2025
  2. markhows on Australia9 May 2025
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  1. Zarek Cockar on Hyaena footprints9 May 2025

    The circled track on the left looks like a Canid to me. Hyaenids have much tighter gaps between bean-shaped toes.…

  2. markhows on Australia9 May 2025

    Many Thanks, I think you are correct, I will see if I can correct the entry

  3. Daniel Boyland on Australia9 May 2025

    Great report. I think the possum you've identified as a lemuroid ringtail might actually be a coppery brushtail.

  4. GreyBoey on A puma, a tapir, and a stalking horse – final version9 May 2025

    That was such interesting behaviour. thank you for sharing.

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