Vancouver Island and Jasper, August 2023
This past summer I had the opportunity to visit Canada on a family holiday for two weeks. It wasn´t an exhaustive wildlife watching vacation, but we did a whale watching trip, and
South-east Arizona Cartoon Critter Caper
Five night trip to South-east Arizona in search of cartoon critters and other American mammals. 19 species seen including American black bear, hooded skunk and Merriman’s kan
Does anyone want to take a day trip to look for cetaceans in Hawaii (Dec 17, 18 or 19)?
I’m stopping in Hawaii for a few days on my way back to Australia for Christmas and am organising a private cetacean trip with Wild Side Hawaii (O’ahu not too far fro
Updated information on finding some of Californnia’s Chipmunks
Back in 2015, before Venkat Sankar was a household name, he sent me this useful post. Likely written by him during an elementary school recess. Venkat just provided some updated in
Vaquita and conservation
I just watched Sea of Shadows on Nat Geo. It’s about how cartel fisheries is threatening Vaquitas in the Sea of Cortez. Its extremely depressing! At our mammalwatching meetin
Greenland 2023
A nine day cruise to Northeast Greenland from September with Polar Bear and Muskox.
Mammal Fans in Anchorage, Alaska?
Are there any folks who would like to join me for some mammalwatching near Anchorage, Alaska in early June 2024? I’d like to see Dall Sheep, Mountain Goat, Collared Pika, N
Quebec: Gaspesie National Park and Forillon National Park
I had intended to fly into St. John’s Newfoundland but accidentally booked a flight to St. John, NB. Apparently this happens several times per week according to airport staff
California State Bat
California has various “state” emblems, so that the quail is the state bird and the poppy is the state flower, and so on. The Sabertooth Cat (Smilodon fatalis) is the s
Book Review — Nocturnalia: Nature in the Western Night
Mammalwatching.com’s very own Charles Hood and Jose Gabriel Martinez-Fonseca have just published a new book to encourage people to get out after dark and enjoy nature.