Australian Bat Society trying to save the Christmas Island Pipistrelle
The Christmas Island pipistrelle looks set to be the latest in Australia’s long line of mammalian extinctions … please write to the Environment Minister (details below)
Wild Cat Photo from Bulgaria
Colin Bradshaw in the UK sent me this nice shot he took of a Wild Cat up a tree in Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria April 2009. Jon
Long-beaked Echidna Study in PNG
Papua New Guinea has some of the most interesting mammals in the world but also some of the hardest to find. this guy was in the field for 500 hours before he saw his first Long-be
Little Pig, Little Pig….
Giant pigs are on the move in Western Australia apparently. There is a photo here of one shot in the Pilbara up in the north of WA. Its a monster! http://www.news.com.au/perthnow
Polecat Pictures
Here are a couple of pictures of the animal I saw yesterday Jon
Polecats Still at Tring in the UK
After two weeks of prevarication I finally jumped on the Eurostar from Paris to spend today in Tring, just north of London. For the past few weeks a family of Polecats have been s
Polecats in Tring
If, like me you have never seen a Polecat, and if, unlike me, you are in the UK , then you might want to head to Tring Reservoir where a family of Polecats are being seen every day
New Population of Irrawaddy Dolphins Discovered
If anyone is heading to Bangladesh then check this out… http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401184832.htm Jon
Sichuan Trip Report
I was in Sichuan at the end of April. It was wet and the mammals didn’t like the rain any more than I did. But I still saw 22 species, including Takin, Tufted Deer, Chine
Amur Leopard Cat Photo
Rich Lindie who is based in South Korea just sent me a photo of an Amur Leopard Cat from Seosan Lakes, not so far from Seoul. Its an impressive looking beast – and quite di