Monkey Selfie Sparks Copyright Case
This is a couple of months old but if you haven’t read this then it is an interesting – and somewhat comical – story (though I suspect the photographer – or
Shrinking goats, shrinking forests and expanding Saki species. Some mammals in the news
Here are a few recent mammal articles that you might find interesting… Alpine goats shrinking due to global warming. Climate change is causing Alpine goats in the Italian Alp
New Trip Reports: Australia & Tibet
Three new reports on mammalwatching.com Queensland and Tasmania, 2014: Romain Boquier, a lits of 63 species seen over 6 weeks including Proserpine Rock Wallaby, Bennet’s Tree
And some taxonomy…
Some taxonomy news: North American Water Shrew is a complex of three species (fortunately, I’ve seen all three); here’s a taxonomic review of Asian pikas. Vladimir Di
Winter chipmunks
If you go chipmunking in the Sierra Nevada, better do so in summer. By late October the chipmunks change into winter coats and become even more difficult to tell apart than in summ
Golden beavers
If you’d like to see the golden subspecies of American beaver (Castor canadensis subauratus), there is an amazingly tame population in downtown Martinez, California. Just par
Ladakh, 2014
Snow Leopards are one of the most enigmatic of all animals. For me, like for many of us, they symbolise the truest of true wilderness. Their rarity, beauty and downright coolness m
THANK YOU JON (And Some Indian Mammals)
First of all, I can’t express my gratitude enough to Jon for putting together the amazing adventure, with a unique and diverse group of people, all of whom it was an absolute
New Trip Reports: Rwanda, Italy and Finland
Three new reports on mammalwatching.com Rwanda, 2014: Mattia Altieri, 8 days & 9 species including Spotted Necked Otter, Mountain Gorilla and Mona Monkey. Finland, 2014: Jan Ke
Some recent articles
Hello all, I’m back from a successful Snow Leopard search in Ladakh. A report will follow soonish. Meantime here are three recent articles that I thought were good. Japan’s