Baja California Sur & North East Mexico
In April 2022 I returned to Mexico for what seems to have become an annual Mexican species-fest with the talented Juan Cruzado as my guide. We spent a week divided between Baja Cal
New Trip Report: The Yucatan, Mexico
Andreas Jonsson is traveling again and looking for cats. No Margay this time but he did see 21 lifers so he gets no sympathy from me! Yucatan, 2021: Andreas Jonsson, 6 nights and 2
Mexico
For a country with around 500 mammals (claimed as the 2nd highest total in the world), and many endemics, Mexico is something of a mammal watching mystery to me. There are very few
Sinaloa, Sonora and Hidalgo, Mexico, 2021
I returned to Mexico in the middle of May 2021 for a week’s small mammaling with my friend Juan Cruzado. Both Venkat Sankar and I have travelled extensively with Juan in sear
Tabasco Batting
Back in those halcyon days, before the collective name for a group of caution was “an abundance’ and when “social distancing” might describe me during confe
New Trip Report: Central Mexico
A new report from Venkat Sankar, continuing his quest to see all of Mexico’s mammals, with another great trip. Central Mexico, 2019: Venkat Sankar, 6 days & 36 species in
New Trip Report: Oaxaca
Venkat Sankar continues to unravel Mexico’s mammalian secrets. Oaxaca, 2019: Venkat Sankar, 5 days & 27 species including Tarabundi Vole, Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse, White-s
Yucatan Peninsula, January 2019
I took a very quick trip south from New York to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in January, hot on the heels of Venkat Sankar who was there just after Christmas. I won’t inc
Trip Report: Mexico City Area and Veracruz (Rodent-fest)
I was back in Mexico earlier this month to spend the weekend looking for stuff – mainly rodents – with Juan Cruzado Cortes (who helped me out in Oaxaca back in March).
Mammal Watching in North America: A new Facebook group
Inspired by the usefulness of the Australian and European mammal watching groups on Facebook I just started one for North America, broadly defined as Canada, the USA and Mexico tho