Miyakojima, Japan
Miyakojima is the least interesting of larger Ryukyu Islands (all but one native mammals are extinct), but I checked it out it anyway. The only remaining forest on the island is On
Kiso Valley, Japan
I spent three nights spotlighting around Kiso Valley in Honshu. It was raining, and mammal activity was very low (I didn’t see any carnivores or deer, which is unusual for Japan)
Amami and Tokuno Islands, Japan.
I just spent two nights/one day on Amami and 24 hours on Tokuno with two friends. Ferry crossings from/to Okinawa were over remarkably lifeless seas, except for one small area SW o
Northern Honshu
I spent a couple days in far northern Honshu; the weather was great and in some low-elevation areas almost every tree in the forest was in bloom – those slopes looked really
Hokkaido
I spent the last few days in Hokkaido looking (unsuccessfully) for bat roosts. Interesting sightings included: more than an hour of scope views of a pod of karasu beaked whales fro
Kirishima Mountains
I just spent three days with my family in Kirishima Mountains (S Kyushu). The weather was either very cold, very wet, or both, and all of us got flu during the trip, so I probably
Dromicops, Japan and Vietnam
Dear All, (1) I am writing a little manual about finding mammals in Japan. I’m planning to complete it in a year or two, but if you go there sooner, you are welcome to ask me
Kansai region, Japan
I spent three days in Kansai region of Honshu last week. I had meetings during the day, so could get outdoors only at night and early in the morning. A few good locations: Beechney
Kasuga Primeval Forest, Japan
Kasuga Primeval Forest above Nara seems to be Japan’s answer to Mongolia’s Yolyn Am. Last night I spent four hours spotlighting there and saw nine species of large mamm