A Review (a long review) of the latest version of Walker’s Mammals of the World
The first edition of Walker’s Mammals of the World came out in 1964, and the most recent version, which is sorta kinda the 7th edition, was released this week. In between, I have
Cat ID assistance
I’m hoping for help with an ID. I’ve just returned from a trip to Ecuador. At San Isidro, a private reserve on the eastern Andean slopes (approx. 2000m, cloudforest, ne
New Trip Report: Manu, Peru
Here’s a report of a productive trip to a place I really need to visit. Manu, 2018: Matt Andrews, 10 days & 23 species including Emperor Tamarins, Giant Long-nosed Armadi
New Trip Report: Panama
Here’s Steve Anyon-Smith’s latest adventure, reported in his own inimitable style! Panama, 2018: Steve Anyon-Smith, 1 month & 21 species including Cacomistle, Tayra
Coyote and Woodland Vole sighting
Just wanted to report the Coyote and Woodland Vole I saw today. In Purchase, NY, I had a Coyote just standing there on the lawn of the MasterCard HQ off of Rte. 120/Purchase St.
Charismatic Mammals
Here’s a paper seeking to put some science into deciding which animals are most charismatic, a discussion that has happened on this forum on and off. Good to see so many ma
Searching for a Spotted Bat: Northern Arizona
Spotted Bats are one of the rarest and hardest to catch bats in the USA. They are also arguably one of the most impressive bats in the world. And the species has been on my Top 2
New Trip Report: England
Here’s a new report from Vladimir Dinets. England, 2018: Vladimir Dinets, 10 days with species including Badgers, Water and Pygmy Shrews and Exmoor Ponies. Jon
New Trip Report: Sabah and a bit of Singapore
Another great report from Sjef Ollers. Sabah and Singapore, 2018: Sjef Ollers, 20 days & 50+ species including Marbled Cat, Clouded Leopard and Western Tarsier. Jon
Endemic Mammals of Italy
A useful review of the status of accepted and proposed Italian endemics: https://cloudfront.escholarship.org/dist/prd/content/qt1jq6b383/qt1jq6b383.pdf?t=p4x246