New Trip Report – the Isle of Man (UK)
Mark Hows sent me a new report at http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/2010trip/ork/manx.htm He saw 7 species of mammals in a long weekend including Red-necked Wallabies and a Poleca
New Myotis Sp. Found in Ecuador
Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of bat in the western slopes of the Andes in northwestern Ecuador. jon http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9185000/918569
Snow Leopard Trip – Kyrgyzstan, Dec 2010
I was in Kyrgyzstan a year ago. A lot of fun and we came close to a Snow Leopard. But not close enough. Mic Andersen michaelwandersen@hotmail.com is running a trip again this so I
Panama Canopy Tower mammal tour
Trip report of a new mammal focused tour based in the Canopy Tower (I wasn’t a participant and had nothing to do with it). 29 species, much better than I thought would have b
Fearless Ibex
I have had this email a couple of times but I just got a link to it on the web. Worth a quick look http://www.ruralramblings.com/alpine-ibex-on-cingino-dam Jon
Memphis – swamp rabbits, etc
I’ll be in Memphis, Tennessee in early January and have 2.5 days to explore the area. I’d like to visit the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas, as IR
New Snub-nosed Monkey Discovered in Myanmar
Newly discovered snub-nosed monkey sneezes in the rain (October 27, 2010) — Primatologists have discovered a new species of monkey in Northern Myanmar. Rhinopithecus Strykeri
Hairy nosed Otters and Micro Bats in Hala Bala, Thailand – New Trip Report
I was in Hala Bala, Southern Thailand a couple of weeks ago. After three days of considerable discomfort I got an entirely unsatisfactory glimpse of a Hairy-nosed Otter. But I don&
Thailand: Hala Bala, 2010
In October 2010 I took advantage of a work trip to Malaysia to hop over the border to spend four nights in Hala Bala, one of my favourite national parks in South East Asia. My fri
North American Flying Squirrels, etc.
If you are ever in the Washington, DC area in winter, the Long Branch Nature Center here in Arlington has a Southern Flying Squirrel program that is pretty cool. The squirrels co