What is best practice for spotting animals with a thermal scope?
Spotlighting – shining a bright light (usually while moving in a vehicle) is the dominant way to find nocturnal mammals. However many of us have bought thermal vision mon
A puma, a tapir, and a stalking horse
We and five other people were spot-lighting along the main road through Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco Parque of Bolivia when we witnessed an unusual interaction between a puma and a Brazi
Request for help to find bats near Nassau, Bahamas
Dear MammalWatchers, I will be in port in Nassau, the Bahamas, during 6 hours on the afternoon of November 1. I know that this is a short time, but I would like to try to see t
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
Striped Pole Cat
Hi. Someone dropped of 2 Striped Pole cats by us while their eyes were still closed. Their eyes are open now and they each drink about 20ml of milk. Their teeth are showing and the
Special issue of the African Primates journal now online
Primatewatchers might be especially interested in the new – and special – issue of the IUCN’s African Primates journal (17(1)). It provides a compilation of Red
Book Review: Asia’s Greatest Wildlife Sanctuaries by Fanny Lai & Bjorn Olesen
Long ago in what my kids call the olden days – but I still call the1990s – my two most treasured books were a guide to the national parks of North America, and another
Prague-area mammals
Hi All, I have a couple of days in Prague in early November (after a trip to see family in adjacent Germany) and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on Prague-area day-trip
Mounting your torch on camera: the possibly even easier way…
I saw the post of Lenart Verheuvel and thought: haven’t I brewed something like this once? I used the basis of an old cameraflash which attaches to the hotshoe on top of the
New Podcast Episode: Professor Joel Berger
We just released a new episode of the mammalwatching podcast and it’s a fun one. S2 E18: Joel Berger Charles and I talk to Professor Joel Berger from his home in Colorado. Jo