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
Trip to Sabah, Borneo 19 April – 4 May: anyone else going there at that time?
I am currently planning a visit to Sabah from around 19 April – 4 May, following a work trip to Indonesia. Main focus will be mammals, but I will also target birds and anythi
Pika ID in Ladakh
Just as almost everybody I run into ID difficulties with Pika’s in Ladakh! For me the challenge was to distinguish between Ladak and Plateau Pika. Maybe somebody with more kn
Book Review: Nature at Night, Charles Hood
Charles Hood’s latest book, Nature at Night: Discover the hidden world that comes alive after dark just landed. You may know Charles from his many trip reports or the mammalw
Cartoons for Conservation: helping guides (and clients) to mammalwatch more ethically
I am pleased to share a set of cartoon guidelines that we hope will help local guides, in distant places, understand the finer points of mammalwatching. All credit for these should
RFI: Oman trip in April
Hi, I’ll be in the Dhofar region in April for family holidays, but there will also be time for a bit of mammal watching and the most wanted targets for me this time are Honey
RFI: siamangs viewing in Bukit Tinggi
Hello everyone, I am planning to go to Bukit Tinggi looking for siamangs next August. I would love to read advices about siamangs viewing there. In particular, Is it possible to fi
What’s up with Desert “National Park”, Rajasthan, India ?
I’ve been to probably a dozen Indian national parks over the years. In general, they are well run. Some differences exist in how they are managed, because they are admi
Taiwan
I recently spent several days in Taiwan. It was a birding FAM trip, so there wasn’t loads of time for mammals, but I thought brief notes may be of interest … Taiwan Red
Ecuadorian Viscachas in Quilanga, Loja Province, Ecuador
Hi everyone, I am a new member to this site, and Rob Jansen encouraged me to write a note about my recent experience with Ecuadorian Viscacha (Lagidium ahuacaense) in Quilanga, Loj