2014 in review
Dear all I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays whatever religion you choose to follow or ignore. 2014 has been a fun year for me with highlights including a Solenodon and a Snow
A Mammal Watching Master List
A few weeks ago we discussed the idea of drawing up a global list of mammals that people could use as a basis for a life list. See the discussion here. Thank you everyone for the c
North American news
Dear All, 1. A new checklist of North American mammals has just been published. The authors team included a co-author of many recently proposed changes in shrews, deer mice, and v
New Trip Report: Raja Ampat
A new report from somewhere I had never even heard of until Steve visited. Raja Ampat (West Papua), 2014: Steve Anyon-Smith’s entertaining account of 3 weeks with few mammals
Leopard vs Lechwe
A spectacular bit of home video of a Leopard having a go at a Lechwe in Botswana. Jon
Mammals in the News
A lot in the news this week about the Rhino and Elephant crisis. The bad news included statistics like 2014 being the worst year ever for rhino poaching in South Africa. The (sligh
New Trip Report – Tibet and Sichuan
Another new report from Sjef Ollers, this time a fabulously detailed report of a month in Tibet and Sichuan, with over 24 species including Pallas’s Cat, Alpine Musk Deer and
New Trip Report – Sichuan
A second – great – trip report from Sjef Ollers. Sichuan, 2014: Sjef Ollers, 2 weeks & 22+ species including Chinese Desert Cat, Forest Musk Deer, Hog Badger and Se
“Pizzlies,” Snow Goose Diets & Polar Bears
My compilation of some of the recent studies, media coverage and debates around polar bears.
New Trip Report – Malawi
Great new report from Sjef Ollers on a 2013 trip to Malawi. Malawi, 2013: Sjef Ollers, 3 weeks & 33+ species including Marsh & Mellers Mongoose, Serval and Bushpig. Jon