Madagascar Nov/Dec 2025
Hello! I recently ran another Enigmatic Wildlife Tour for Tropical Birding this past November/December (https://www.tropicalbirding.com/africamadagascarenigmatictour). It was an e
Belize Bat ID Needed
Hello, I am new to this site and its community. I recently did a trip to Belize where I had an opportunity to visit Barton Creek Cave in the west central region of Belize. Along th
Bat identification, Mexico?
I’ve got a couple of good photos of bats from Mayan ruins in Mexico (trying to be both very quiet and only briefly using light to try not disturb them), but I haven’t t
The Bats of Malaysia – a great (free) PDF guide
Juliana Senawi, one of Malaysia’s top bat gurus and part of our West Papua trip, suggested this wonderful guide to the 143 bat species in Malaysia could be a useful resource
Bats of Oman (acoustic data collected during a birdwatching trip)
On a recent trip to Oman with Starling Reizen, I recorded bats as much as I could and I thought I would share this data with this community. Even if you’re not into acoustics
ID and info on mammals in Awash, Ethiopia
Hello, I have several questions about mammals of Ethiopia. Two mammals photographed near Doho Resorh, Awash region, Ethiopia: – a gerbil. Ammodile, Ammodillus imbellis? -a ba
Going Bats in Costa Rica
Many of you may have read Venkat’s and Alex’s trip report from their short but sweet visit to Costa Rica in early 2022: If you felt a certain twinge of envy that they saw 72 sp
Puerto Rico
I just came back from a very short family vacation to Puerto Rico. Since it was my third trip there, I summarized everything I know into a 2-page mammalwatching guide to the island
The best of mammalwatching
A new paper in African Journal of Ecology. Sounds like an unparalleled mammalwatching experience.
New Myotis
A new bat species from mountains of Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Check your photos from the area 🙂