New bentwing from SE Africa
A new species, Miniopterus wilsoni, has been described from Mozambique and Malawi. The most accessible place to see it appears to be Zomba Plateau, where it is the only Miniopterus
Recent Bat sightings in NY
Just wanted to report that I had a Big Brown and a Hoary Bat along Oil City Rd. at the Wallkill River N.W.R., Pine Island, NY and a Little Brown Myotis hanging on the side of the v
HMW 9
I finally finished going through the last volume of Handbook of Mammals of the World. It is the best one in the series: parts of the text look like they’ve actually been proofrea
Bat Weekend in Yucatan
Mérida, Yucatán, January 2020 from Charles Hood, hoodcw (at) gmail (dot) com I had some frequent flyer miles to spend and a few days off when I could work by email, so I did a
Two bats to ID, New Guinea region
I hope somebody can help to identify these two bats. The microbat was at Nimbokrang, West New Guinea, roosing in a crack of a wooden tower in lowland rainforest. The flying fox was
Book Review: Handbook of the Mammals of the World Vol 9: The Bats
Do you remember, way way back in 2009, when the first volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World was published? I was so excited. But I was also skeptical that the entire s
Future Maine & Nova Scotia Trip: Trapping/Location Assistance Wanted
Hello all! Long time user of this wonderful resource, first time poster. My goal like many of you here is to see/photograph as many mammal species as possible in my lifetime. Most
RFI: Mammals especially bats areound Kuala Lumpur
Hello, I will have few days available in Kuala Lumpur, Fraser Hill and Taman Negara in August. My questions are: – Are there bat caves easy to see around Kuala Lumpur? Dark C
Lava Beds National Monument (May 2017 Update)
19-20 May 2017 I was in Crater Lake area for a family vacation (not a mammal trip). Brief mammal notes. Two very brief stops at Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge. Before dark: Montane Vole
RFI: Bat ID from La Lancha tunnel, Andujar, Spain
Hi, We recently visited the Andujar area of Spain and, despite missing the lynx, took a few photos of the bats in the tunnel by the dam at La Lancha. We would appreciate any help i