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Exciting!We are excited to announce that the giant pangolin has been rediscovered in Senegal after a 24 year absence!
Collaborating with Panthera Senegal and their camera-trapping program in Niokolo-Koba National Park, lead authors Mouhamadou Mody Ndiaye and Marine Drouilly, PSG steering committee leader Daniel Ingram, and PSG co-chair Matthew Shirley were part of the team who recently captured this photo of a giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea). This significant finding also documented 45 other mammal species, reaffirming the biodiversity of this West African region.
Congratulations to Panthera, who partnered with Senegal Department of National Parks to co-manage Niokolo-Koba, and to everyone involved in this discovery! To read more about the giant pangolins in Senegal, please click on the following link: bit.ly/3QXhcGB
#pangolinconservation #giantpangolin
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Awesome! Wonderful news!
Fantastic!
In our latest podcast, Charles Foley and I talk to conservationist Bill Robichaud, best known for his work to protect what many would argue is the world’s most enigmatic mammal: the Saola. The species, which was first discovered by scientists in 1992 in the mountains of Vietnam, is one of the most stunning zoological discoveries of the past 100 years. Extremely rare and highly elusive, it has yet to be seen by any biologist in the wild. Bill talks about how the species was discovered, and what measures are being taken to track down the last remaining individuals.
You can listen to it on any podcast platform or stream it directly here:
New Podcast Episode: Bill Robichaud & The Saola – Mammal Watching
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Meet the Amazing Giant Rats of Oceania
Meet the Amazing Giant Rats of Oceania
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Rats that climb trees, swim in rivers, grow to epic sizes, and evade detection by scientists for decades. Meet seven spectacular rat species from Oceania.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Charles Foley pack your bags!
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I hope the Beggs know how lucky they were.
Wow...what a sighting...add it to those data repositories..ie mammal map, iNaturalist.org etc etc...best wild taken photo ive seen of it...though poor thing stressed there...
Wow, not many folks have seen this one, much less photographed it.
Envious - this is a bucket list sighting
Wow! Lucky sighting
Heather Levy
Oh, FFS
Woooah
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It’s at least 11 years old. Shared by ranger friend. I’m in a panda reserve now.
Was this recently?
Are any panda reserves still open to the public? I thought it was all over when foping closed?
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Great record and sighting!!
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I filmed this today
Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse, Heteromys pictens annectens. México 2024
Rare photos of the particularly colorful highland subspecies of this beautiful rodent.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #pocketmouse #mexicanmammals
Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse, Heteromys pictens annectens. México 2024
Rare photos of the particularly colorful highland subspecies of this beautiful rodent.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #pocketmouse #mexicanmammals
Mexican Black Agouti, (Dasyprocta mexicana), Chiapas, México 2024.
This huge rodent is now critically endangered, its near extinction driven mainly by habitat loss across the lowland forest it inhabits around the Gulf of Mexico.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #agouti #méxicomamíferos #mexicomammalwatching
Mexican Black Agouti, (Dasyprocta mexicana), Chiapas, México 2024.
This huge rodent is now critically endangered, its near extinction driven mainly by habitat loss across the lowland forest it inhabits around the Gulf of Mexico.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #agouti #méxicomamíferos #mexicomammalwatching
Happy Bat Appreciation Day! Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), Costa Rica, 2010
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #batappreciationday
Happy Bat Appreciation Day! Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), Costa Rica, 2010
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #batappreciationday
Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis), Oaxaca, Mexico, 2024
Fewer than a thousand of these beautiful jackrabbits remain in one tiny area of Oaxaca. Possibly the world’s most endangered rabbit, they are clinging to survival around the shores of a single salt water lagoon in a remote area of Oaxaca. They face a tragedy of threats including habitat loss, fire, feral dogs and poaching. Seeing several last week was a major highlight of my trip to Mexico, as was meeting some of the local community - who were as welcoming as these rabbits are rare - working to protect them.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rabbitsofinstagram #haresofinstagram #lagomorphs #mexicomammals #mamiferosdeméxico
Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis), Oaxaca, Mexico, 2024
Fewer than a thousand of these beautiful jackrabbits remain in one tiny area of Oaxaca. Possibly the world’s most endangered rabbit, they are clinging to survival around the shores of a single salt water lagoon in a remote area of Oaxaca. They face a tragedy of threats including habitat loss, fire, feral dogs and poaching. Seeing several last week was a major highlight of my trip to Mexico, as was meeting some of the local community - who were as welcoming as these rabbits are rare - working to protect them.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rabbitsofinstagram #haresofinstagram #lagomorphs #mexicomammals #mamiferosdeméxico
A young Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata), sharpens its hunting skills. Sonoma County, California, 2020
I had been living in the US for over 8 years before I finally saw this beautiful small carnivore. #mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #amazingphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers #weaselsofinstagram #longtailedweasel #mustelids #californiawildlife #californiamammals #usamammals
A young Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata), sharpens its hunting skills. Sonoma County, California, 2020
I had been living in the US for over 8 years before I finally saw this beautiful small carnivore. #mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #amazingphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers #weaselsofinstagram #longtailedweasel #mustelids #californiawildlife #californiamammals #usamammals
Bearded Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus subgrisescens), Peru 2019.
One of the world’s most striking monkeys and arguably the most distinguished looking, the (now) two Emperor Tamarin species were named after their resemblance to the German Emperor Wilhelm II. Fortunately still relatively easy to see at Los Amigos Biological Research Station.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #tamarins #perumammalwatching
Bearded Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus subgrisescens), Peru 2019.
One of the world’s most striking monkeys and arguably the most distinguished looking, the (now) two Emperor Tamarin species were named after their resemblance to the German Emperor Wilhelm II. Fortunately still relatively easy to see at Los Amigos Biological Research Station.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #tamarins #perumammalwatching
Johnston’s Genet (Genetta johnstoni), Ivory Coast, 2024
According to wikipedia this beautiful small carnivore is “considered one of West Africa’s least known carnivores, and until the turn of the century was known only from museum collections. In January 2000, a dead individual was found near the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire. In July of the same year, the first live individual known to science was trapped.”
Yet they seemed quite common in Tai Forest earlier this month. We saw 5 in as many days.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #genet #ivorycoastwildlife #smallcarnivore
Johnston’s Genet (Genetta johnstoni), Ivory Coast, 2024
According to wikipedia this beautiful small carnivore is “considered one of West Africa’s least known carnivores, and until the turn of the century was known only from museum collections. In January 2000, a dead individual was found near the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire. In July of the same year, the first live individual known to science was trapped.”
Yet they seemed quite common in Tai Forest earlier this month. We saw 5 in as many days.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #genet #ivorycoastwildlife #smallcarnivore
Lesser (Dwarf) Anomalure (Anomalurus pusillus), Cote D’Ivoire, 2024.
The anomalures are Africa’s answer to the flying squirrels of North America, Asia and Northern Europe, and Australia’s gliders.
These nocturnal squirrel-sized gliding rodents are found through Africa’s rainforests. Anomalures are also called ‘scalytails’ because of the row of hard scales underneath their tail that are clearly visible in this photo. The scales - anomalurian velcro - help the animals grip onto smooth tree trunks and branches.
This is the smallest of the four true anomalures and seems rarely to have been photographed, and I am pretty sure never before photographed looking as cute as this little fluff ball. In fact it was so sweet looking I had trouble believing it was an anomalure: the other scalytails I have seen looked like fairly sinister squirrels in desperate need of an orthodontist.. I suspect this is a young animal that had just emerged from its daytime tree hollow and was not quite ready to face the evening.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #squirrelsofinstagram #flyingsquirrel #anomalure #ivorycoastwildlife
Lesser (Dwarf) Anomalure (Anomalurus pusillus), Cote D’Ivoire, 2024.
The anomalures are Africa’s answer to the flying squirrels of North America, Asia and Northern Europe, and Australia’s gliders.
These nocturnal squirrel-sized gliding rodents are found through Africa’s rainforests. Anomalures are also called ‘scalytails’ because of the row of hard scales underneath their tail that are clearly visible in this photo. The scales - anomalurian velcro - help the animals grip onto smooth tree trunks and branches.
This is the smallest of the four true anomalures and seems rarely to have been photographed, and I am pretty sure never before photographed looking as cute as this little fluff ball. In fact it was so sweet looking I had trouble believing it was an anomalure: the other scalytails I have seen looked like fairly sinister squirrels in desperate need of an orthodontist.. I suspect this is a young animal that had just emerged from its daytime tree hollow and was not quite ready to face the evening.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #squirrelsofinstagram #flyingsquirrel #anomalure #ivorycoastwildlife
White-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), Ivory Coast 2024
The world’s 8 pangolin species have the unfortunate privilege of being the world’s most trafficked animals. These gentle anteaters are disappearing tragically fast almost everywhere - pangolin scales fetch a high price on the Chinese traditional ‘medicine’ market - and so to see one in the wild is now a very rare sight. It’s even rarer to find one so relaxed.
This species, also called the Tree Pangolin, is the smallest of the 4 species found in Africa. #mammalwatching trips to the superb Tai Forest National Park in Ivory Coast are helping to protect them.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #pangolinsofinstagram #ivorycoastwildlife
White-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), Ivory Coast 2024
The world’s 8 pangolin species have the unfortunate privilege of being the world’s most trafficked animals. These gentle anteaters are disappearing tragically fast almost everywhere - pangolin scales fetch a high price on the Chinese traditional ‘medicine’ market - and so to see one in the wild is now a very rare sight. It’s even rarer to find one so relaxed.
This species, also called the Tree Pangolin, is the smallest of the 4 species found in Africa. #mammalwatching trips to the superb Tai Forest National Park in Ivory Coast are helping to protect them.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #pangolinsofinstagram #ivorycoastwildlife
yes Greeks don't care about nature protection but the monk still exists... in italy we made it extinguish directly....
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Interesting information, thanks!
I know the situation and I know the name and the location of this beach with caves. It's a shame…