Request help to identify a bat ( Etosha – Namibia)
Hi, In NOV 2015, we visited Etosha and found this bat during the day. We tried to identify the bat using our field guide (African mammals – Jonathan Kingdon) but were unsucce
Best place for coyote photography?
Rare and “charismatic” animals have lots of buzz, and often lodges and guides associated with them. So paradoxically, it can be easier to find the best place to see a
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Oceanwide Expeditions Svalbard Pre-tour Manual 2024
Ruta and me joined Oceanwide Expeditions in June 2024 onboard the Hondius for their “North Spitsbergen Explorer – Polar Bears , Bowhead Whales & more” (6 days / 7 nights)
A special installment of: Identifying Rodents and Pikas with Tomeslice
Hi everyone, On my recent trip to Sichuan in China, we came across a few different rodents and Pikas, some of which were positively identified, and others which I would like help i
Field identification of Hodgson’s and Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista magnificus and P. nobilis)
Hodgson’s and Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel are frequently misidentified. Even the great Squirrels of the World book wrongfully depicts a Bhutan GFS as a Hodgson’s GFS.
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RFI New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat
Hello everyone, There’s a wonderful post on this species from 2019 on this site but I am curious if there may be any other ways to encounter this species unobtrusively on the
RFI: Recs for India, Late November?
Hi all, hoping to pick the Forum’s collective brain about an India trip in mid- to late-November. This will be my and my wife’s first trip to India. We’ll have 15
Sumatran orangutans in Gunung Leuser National Park
If you are looking for a reliable site for the Sumatran orangutan and only have two days, then Bukit Lawang is the place. Its only 3-4 hours drive from Medan airport, which is ha