New book
My new book Finding Mammals in Japan will be available as PDF starting Feb 1. The format is similar to my Peterson’s Guide to Finding Mammals in North America, but with more
New Trip Report: Oman
Dominique Brugiere was back in beautiful Oman over Christmas, where the mammal watching gets better and better. Oman, 2020: Dominique Brugiere, 1 month & some nice species incl
New Trip Report: Central & Southern Chile
Here’s an interesting report, with some wonderful pictures, from Jono Dashper. Central & South Chile (and southern Argentina), 2019: 2 months & many mammals includi
Advertising: One space open on April 2020 Sichuan Panda Trip (Red & Giant) with Royle Safaris
A late cancellation means a space has just opened up on a Royle Safari’s trip to Sichuan with a focus on the area’s best mammals including both panda species. Mo
New Trip Report: Brazil
Here’s a very useful report (with loads of good contacts) of a successful trip across Brazil. Brazil, 2019: Ben Balmford, 4 weeks & 57 species including Ocelot, White and
New Trip Report: Sri Lanka
I have just gotten back from a very successful trip to Colombia (report coming as soon as possible), and I have a few reports waiting to be uploaded. Sorry to those who submitted
Anybody interested in Taiwan in May/June?
I am considering spending 10-12 days in Late May/early June looking for the endemic birds and mammals of Taiwan. Is anybody interested in a jount trip, either with or without local
Bat Weekend in Yucatan
Mérida, Yucatán, January 2020 from Charles Hood, hoodcw (at) gmail (dot) com I had some frequent flyer miles to spend and a few days off when I could work by email, so I did a
Dobson’s and Pearson’s Horseshoe Bats in Thailand
If you listed Dobson’s Horseshoe Bat (R. yunanensi) in Thailand you should revise those records. Francis (2019, Field Guide to Mammals of SE Asia, Edn 2) notes that Dobson
Mammal-watching Trip across Central and Western Mongolia (2019 Aug 4-30)
Trip report posted on my website here and PDF version available there or directly here. This four-week road-trip covered 5,300 km across Central and Western Mongolia (excluding th