New Trip Report: Desmans in the French Pyrenees
A nice – and very detailed – report from Ben Balmford on how to see a Desman in the mountains south of Bordeaux. Desman Hunt, Pyrenees, 2020: Ben Balmford, 4 nights and
Vietnam at christmas 2019/20
I and two friends spent 2 weeks in southern and central Vietnam at the beginning of the year chasing mammals and whatever other fauna we were able to find with the aid of Forest Bi
New Report: Iberian Lynxes
Jan Kelchtermans sent me this good news piece – with some superb photographs – on growing opportunities to enjoy Iberian Lynx watching. Jon The future looks bright for
A good year for Guadalupe Fur Seals in USA waters?
Alvaro Jaramillo is a Chilean bird tour leader based in Half Moon Bay, California. One of his offshore trips had Guadalupe Fur Seal last weekend, and I went out of Moss Landing on
New species described
A couple new species descriptions: 1. A new Sorex shrew described from Honduras. The description is based on principal component analysis of just two available specimens; my unders
New Trip Report: Poland
Janco van Gelderen was in Poland last month. Poland, July 2020: Janco van Gelderen, 1 week & 12 species including Pine Marten and Wolf.
Iceland, June 2020
Executive Summary: Great country, few mammals. In late June, Iceland was one of the first countries to reopen after COVID19. Desperate for tourism to start up again, and with essen
New Trip Report: Southern Calilfornia
Here is more of Venkat Sankar’s latest success with watching California’s mammals. Southern California, 2020: Venkat Sankar, 5 nights and 40 species including Western M
India mammal and bird trip 2018-2019
I and my partner visited India for the first time over five weeks from December 2018 to January 2019. We organised our trip through WildWorldIndia and visited Kaziranga in the nort
New Trip Report: Qinghai, China
This is an interesting report of a self-guided trip from Zhou Fangyi. Qinghai, 2020: Zhou Fangyi, 8 days & 15 species including Lynx and Blue (Brown) Bear within 10 minutes o