Bowhead Whale off of Ireland!
Thanks to Jean Michel Bompar for sending this through (the email below was from the MARMAN list server) On Sunday 29th May 2016 at 12:15 pm a pilot boat from Carlingford Lough Pil
Colusa spotlighting
I explored the vicinity of Colusa, California last night. Surprisingly, the loop drive in Colusa NWR is open at night (the gate is open and there’s no sign saying it’s
New Trip Report: Chiloe, Chile
Here’s a useful update on the mammal watching on Chiloe Island, Chile. Chiloe, 2016: Nayer Youakim, 5 days & 8 species including a Guigna, Chilean Dolphins and a Pud
New Trip Report: Uzbekistan
Mammalwatching.com has a first report from Uzbekistan! An interesting country with some good mammals, albeit hard to find. Uzbekistan, 2016: Michel Gervais, 3 weeks & a few mam
Mole traps etc.
A few weeks ago I bought 3 “humane mole traps” from Fixman (UK) via buysend.com. They are basically pieces of pipe with free-hanging doors at both ends, and cost US$
New Trip Report: Costa Rica
An interesting report from Michael Kessler, who spent 4 weeks in Costa Rica. He was mainly botanising, but managed to see a bunch of good mammals too. I was particularly intere
An accessible trail on Chiloe Island
Jeroen Beuckels got in touch with me asking if I could spread the word about a very worthwhile project he is working on in Chiloe Island, Chile, which I am very happy to do. Please
New Trip Report: Red Pandas in Nepal
Here’s a report Cathy Pasterczyk alerted me to on Red Pandas in Nepal http://birdernaturalist.blogspot.co.at/2016/06/in-search-of-nepals-red-panda.html Jon
Sierra Nevada update
This is generally of local interest, but since so many people are apparently planning to visit California this summer, I thought I should post it here. I spent the last three days