New Report: The Texas Panhandle
I spent last weekend in the Rita Blanca National Grasslands in the far northwest of Texas on a very quick trip with Bob Dowler from San Angelo State University . I first met Bob in
Armadillos in Dallas
There is a reliable location to spot armadillos around dusk on the Flag Pole Hill Trail. I’ve seen them there twice on my bike rides. The trail runs parallel to Northwest Highway
Trip Report: Texas, April
Trip report from a two week trip we took to Texas. We saw a total of 15 mammal species, with highlights including Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat, Black-tailed Prairie Dog, and Mexica
SW Texas Gopher-thon, 2023
I spent a weekend in Texas this month with Professor Bob Dowler, gopher and skunk expert and all round good guy, looking for rodents. In particular we were chasing two of the remai
Central Texas, Easter 2021
I spent the Easter weekend looking for rodents in central Texas. Texas is, I often forget, really really big. At almost 3 times the size of the UK it is home to around 150 native m
Texas
Texas has some rugged country and visiting Big Bend National Park in 1998 was a long cherished ambition, as was seeing an Armadillo. I saw plenty of roadkill Armadillos - several c
South East Texas, 2020
Long long ago, in 2020 BC (Before Covid), I was about to take a trip to Texas to meet up with Plains Spotted Skunk researchers near Houston. I cancelled the trip at the very last m
New Trip Report: SW USA (mainly Arizona and New Mexico)
And Dominque Brugiere has now caught up on his trip reports! Thanks Dominque Arizona and New Mexico (plus California and Texas), 2018: Dominique Brugiere, 1 month and many mammals
Hog-nosed Skunking
I’ve been looking for an American Hog-nosed Skunk since the late 1990s. I’ve looked several times in Texas, New Mexico and Mexicowithout success, and was contemplating
New Trip Report: Texas and Arizona, 2017
Here’s a great report from Aidan Place who took a 19 road trip through Arizon and Texas and saw over 40 species of mammals. Not sure I understand his use of “of course&