My introduction to the community and a new site for Yucatan Spotted Skunk
Hi everyone! My name is Daniel Dahan. I’m relatively new to the mammalwatching world, and wanted to introduce myself. I was on Jan’s amazing tour to China in 2024 where Lennart
México: Michoacán, Chiapas, and Quintana Roo Trip.
Hello everyone, this is my first trip report so it might be quite long lol, but it was a cool trip so i think its worth the read. You can see some more pictures of this and other a
Yucatan peninsula 09/2025
15 days, but mostly spent in the water, so only 20 species.
New publication on Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)
Hi all, I thought I’d share a link to a significant and exciting new paper. Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is very poorly known, mostly from strandings.
A Weekend in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula: Mainly Bats
Chad Johnson I spent a long weekend in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula last month. We were guided by the great Juan Cruzado Cortes, who – after many trips to Mexico with me
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala – Feb 2025
We did 3 days of mammal watching at Lamanai Outpost Lodge in Belize, during a 4 week trip where we otherwise just kept our eyes open while exploring Mayan ruins and snorkelling in
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
Northern Mexico (July-August 2024)
Hi all, Here’s a report of a 10-night road trip I did across northern Mexico this summer featuring 48 mammal species including Coahuila, Buller’s, and Durango Chipmunk
New Podcast Episode: The Vaquita, with Barbara Taylor & Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho
The past few weeks have been all about cetaceans for me and this continues with the latest episode of the mammalwatching podcast. Charles and I talk to Dr Barbara Taylor (USA) and
Mexican Mega Marine Mammaling, 2024
Here’s a short report on brief trips to Baja California South and North in search of two very special cetaceans. Baja California South: Dwarf Sperm Whales One of the way too