Jaguars in the USA
Thanks to Coke Smith for sending me this link on efforts to protect Jaguar habitat in the US, and whether the money might be better spent elsehwere… http://www.nature.com/new
Campsites & mammals
Probably not a surprise to anyone here: Study finds camp sites help mountain mammals cope with climate change.
Question about carnivores in WA State and/or British Columbia, CA
Hi again to the mammal watching community. Before I get to my question let me not be selfish, and thank everyone for the awesome tips and advice I’ve been getting from everyo
A few Florida Mammals
I got back yesterday from a long weekend in Florida. I was with my kids, mainly in theme parks around Orlando but I did spend a little time looking for mammals. Okeechobee is a cou
New Trip Reports: Zambia and Madagascar
Two new trip reports on www.mammalwatching.com Zambia, 2004: Sjef Ollers, 2 weeks & 35+ species including Wild Dogs and Serval at http://mammalwatching.com/Afrotropical/other%2
Tourism banned at India’s tiger reserves
India bans all tourism in tiger reserve “core areas.” This Wall Street Journal article explains what that means for many of the popular parks. In short, there will be
New Trip Report – Estonia, Finland and Arctic Norway
Estonia, Finland and Arctic Norway, 2012: Dominique Brugiere, 3 weeks & 17 species plus another 3 dead, including Wolverine, Brown Bear, Wolf, and Reindeer. Jon
Mexico and Guatemala
I just got back from a short trip to Yucatan and Guatemala. Nothing particularly exciting, but I had two sight records slightly outside the range maps shown in Fiona Reid’s e
Batwatch Nicaragua Tour – Jan 4 – 13
Fiona Reid is organising a trip to the remote Bosawas Reserve in northern Nicaragua in early January, primarily to catch bats and small mammals. It sounds like a very exciting dest
New Trip Report – Estonia
Estonia, 2012: Mark Hows, 1 week & 15 mammals including Eurasian Flying Squirrel, Brown Bear and a Masked Shrew. Jon