Books, Apps, Software
Global
Bats: Handbook of the Mammals of the World (October, 2019)
Bats of the World Database (March, 2020)
Canids of the World (November, 2018)
Carnivores of the World, 2nd edition (January, 2019)
Felids and Hyenas of the World (September, 2020)
Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (October, 2020)
Lagomorphs: Pikas, Rabbits and Hares of the World (August, 2018)
Mammals: A Very Short Introduction (December, 2018)
Mammal listing software: Scythebill (March, 2020)
Mammal listing software: iGoTerra (June, 2020)
Mongooses of the World (February, 2020)
Squirrels of the World (September, 2012)
Walker’s Mammals of the World (July, 2018)
Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises (December, 2019)
Africa
Bats of Central and Southern Africa, January 2022
Central African Forests (a free download), March 2022
Mammals of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, November, 2020
Mammals of Magagascar, March 2022
Marine Mammals (of southern Africa and the Southern Ocean), January 2022
Stuart’s Field Guide to the Mammals of Southern African (book & app), November, 2018
Stuart’s Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa (book & app), November, 2018
Stuart’s Field Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Southern, Central & East African Wildlife, December, 2018
Asia
Asia’s Wildlife – A Journey to the Forests of Hope (September, 2020)
EcologyAsia.Com has photos and calls of many obscure SE Asian species (November, 2020)
Illustrated Checklist to Mammals of the South Asia (September, 2020)
Indian Mammals: A Field Guide. 2014 Edition (October, 2019)
Pictorial Pocket Guide to the Mammals of Sri Lanka (September, 2020)
Sumatran Mammals – free online (September, 2020)
Europe
Stuart’s Guide to the Mammals of Europe (app) (February 2020)
North America
A Californian’s Guide to the Mammals Among Us (March, 2019)
Stuart’s Guide to the Mammals of North America (app) (January, 2019)
South America
Illustrated Checklist to Mammals of the Southern Cone (March, 2020)
A Field Guide to Bats of the Amazon (April, 2018)
A Field Guide to the Mammals of Ecuador (April, 2018)
General Gear
Mammalwatching Gear (May, 2018)
Echo Meter Touch II Bat Detector: RFI (July, 2021)
Flashlights
Thrunite Catapult (July, 2019)
Choosing a Flashlight for Mammalwatching (a very thorough article from January, 2019) as well as this post from 2020 also has useful advice.
Mounting a Flashlight on a telescope or camera (January, 2019)
Flashlight RFI (May, 2018)
Flashlight brightness for spotlighting on foot (May, 2016)
Photography
$100 Trail Cam Recommendations (September, 2021)
Canon R5 & R6 Mirrorless SLRs: autofocus at night (September, 2021)
Tips on photography while solo spotlighting (May, 2017)
The ultimate mammal watching lens: Nikon 500 mm F5.6 PF ED VR (December, 2019)
Optics and Heat Scopes
Sub £1000 ($1500) heat scope? January 2021
How do you use your thermal imager to find wildlife? (May, 2020) + Tips for Thermal Scope Use, (June, 2021) & Using Thermal Scopes for Ecological Surveys (July, 2021)
What does using a heat scope look like? (February, 2020)
Top Binoculars: Leica vs Swarovski vs Zeiss (December, 2019)
Swarovski Optik EL 8.5 x 42 binoculars (November, 2019)
Traveling internationally with a Thermal Scope: what are the rules? (August, 2019)
Pulsar XQ 50 Thermal Scope Review (September, 2017)
(also see this post from April 2019 on scope magnification)
LCD monitors for thermal scopes (March, 2018)
Vehicle mounted thermal scopes (September, 2020)
I wanted to get advice on getting a thermal imager for upcoming trips. I cannot afford most thermal imagers. I wanted to ask if anyone has experience with the Seek Thermal Imager Pro for the iPhone. If I cannot afford a regular thermal imager, is it worth getting that?
Also, has anyone ever rented out an old thermal imager that they don’t use anymore?
Just trying to think of feasible ways to get one ahead of my upcoming trips.
Thanks!
Kelly