Carrion-Eating Swamp Wallaby
15 March 2017
My colleague James Fitzsimons recently published a paper documenting a swamp wallaby eating a seabird leg, the first recorded instance of carrion eating in this species. Here’s a blog [...]
Archived: Australasia
Wildlife Spectacles
30 January 2017
In case you missed it, Vladimir Dinets has a new book out, Wildlife Spectacles, and you really should add it to your library. It is the most comprehensive guide I’ [...]
Archived: General Mammal Watching
Saola
16 June 2016
I attended a lecture last evening by Bill Robichaud, a saola expert and a leader in developing conservation programs for them. If you ever have the chance to hear him [...]
Archived: General Mammal Watching
Surge in Texas Ocelot Deaths
25 May 2016
Sad news from South Texas: the past year has seen a surge in ocelots dying on roads. Can underpasses help. My blog on the news released by the U.S. [...]
Archived: General Mammal Watching
Joshua Tree – Brief Notes
12 May 2016
I recently had a work meeting near Joshua Tree National Park. I know that site is well covered here and in Vladimir’s book but just thought I’d share [...]
Archived: General Mammal Watching
Quolls & Toad Sausages
9 November 2015
An interesting story from my colleague Justine Hausheer: can helicopter deployed toad sausages save the northern quoll? It’s not a joke — it’s a real conservation effort.
Archived: General Mammal Watching
Bracken Cave
29 October 2015
Some nice photos from inside Bracken Cave in Texas, the world’s largest bat cave.
Archived: General Mammal Watching
Wildebeest Watch
22 September 2015
A fun citizen science project: look through camera trap images of wildebeest and record behaviors you see. Details here.
Archived: General Mammal Watching
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