Why No More Panda Viewing
I was just catching up with my mammalwatching blogging and started to answer a question on why the Panda viewing had been close down on a pretty long and old thread, but thought th
Possible Oncilla Split, Brazil
I take no position on splitting / lumping here, but will just report a claim to split oncilla. Here is a link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/25086721 (Oh, great — a species tha
Wolves boost food for Yellowstone’s Grizzlies
Wolves and grizzlies aren’t best buddies. Burly bears can barge in on a feasting pack, making off with the wolves’ fresh kill. Wolves have been known to dig into bear dens and
New Trip Report – Svalbaard
Spitzerbergen, 2013: Pieter-Jan D’Hondt’s great photos and account of 5 months in Svalbaard, with species including Narwhal and Polar Bear. Pieter’s trip was one
There’s a Snow Leopard on the roof
Wow .. if facebook is to be believed… then wow A snow leopard cub climbed up a Ger, a traditional nomad-tent, in Western Mongolia. It was attracted to a bag of meat stored aw
New Trip Report: Quebec and Ontario
A new report from Vladimir Dinets who took a road trip from Rhode Island to James Bay, Quebec. Quebec, Ontario and a bit of New Hampshire, 2013: Vladimir Dinets, 1 week & 26 sp
New Trip Reports: Kashmir & Indonesia
Kashmir, 2013: Alain Guillemont, 8 days & 7 species including 11 Himalayan Black Bears in a morning!, Markhor and Goral. Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Borneo and Bali), 2
New Trip Reports: Florida & Beach Voles on Muskeget Island, Mass.
Two new reports on mammalwatching.com Florida, 2013: Mike Richardson, 2 weeks & 17 species including an Eastern Spotted Skunk and Black Bear. How to see a Beach Vole, 2013: Vla
Saola photographed
Spotting a saola is a little like looking for the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot. (Except a saola is, you know, real.) The elusive long-horned ox, which looks rather like an antelope