Whale stranding attributed to sonar mapping for the first time & a new rat genus in Indonesia
An investigation of a mass stranding of melon-headed whales in Madagascar in 2008 blames ExxonMobil echosounder and A prominent tuft of spiny hair on the back, a white tail tip and
November trips
Dear All, There will be an interesting pelagic trip from southern Cape Cod on November 9. Details here: http://www.neseabirds.com/Pelagictripsnecurrent.htm This is a bit outside t
Pygmy Sloth Fiasco & Hwange Elephants Poisoned
Last Monday (9 September 2013), the police officer on morning duty at Isla Colón International Airport, Panama noticed some foreigners loading crates with what appeared to be anim
Beaked Whales off of the UK and Ireland
True’s Beaked Whales spotted off of Ireland and a Sowerby’s Beaked Whale strands in the Scottish Hebrides Jon
Panama … November
Hi all, I am thinking of going to Panama for a long weekend at the end of November. Probably focussing on the pipeline road and perhaps Barro Colorado and Coiba island. Any advice
New Trip Report – India
A mega trip to India, 2013: Janco Van Gelderen, 5 weeks & about 40 species including 3 Snow Leopards, Lion and Tiger, Urial, Striped Hyena, Wolf and Hoolock Gibbon. Great repor
New Trip Reports – Brazil and Quebec
Two new shortish trip reports on Quebec and Brazil are on mammalwatching.com Quebec, 2013: Steve Babbs, and some notes on a visit to Quebec in August 2013 where species included Bl
Hungary, 2013 Trip Reports
I had a lovely few days in Hungary in 2010 and returned in late May 2013 for a weekend. Ballads Szigetiwas, from ecotours.hu was busy, so he fixed me up with Sandor Boldogh who
Pere David’s deer
My blog on the strange rescue of the Pere David’s deer.
Bear Cuscus – Bangka, Sulawesi
Presumably this species. Significantly smaller than those that we saw on the mainland at Tangkoko, but doesn’t look like images of Dwarf Cuscus available on the web. Advice a