New Trip Report: Costa Rica
Here’s a new Costa Rica report. Great to see more and more people traveling again. Costa Rica, 2021: Jan Ebr, 2 weeks & 19 species including a Paca, Central American Dwar
New Trip Report: Southern Arizona
Here’s a really great report from Jon Swenson of a trip he took guided by The Legendary Jose Gabriel Martinez Southern Arizona, 2021: Jon Swenson, 6 days & 50 species in
Texas March 1st to 7th 2022 request
Hi everybody I’m going on a buisness trip to Texas from March 1st to 7th 2022 along with my boss. We’re going to check out different nature areas originally with a focu
Western sahara
My 6 day trip to Western sahara. I flew on the 20th October 2021. A straightforward flight, from Gatwick, via casablanca to dakhla. The only issue being landing in casablanca to fi
Taxonomy news
1. True’s beaked whales from the Southern Hemisphere split as a new species, Mesoplodon eueu. 2. When pygmy marmosets got split, it was unclear which of the two species shoul
A Hypothetical Question – Just for Fun
Hi Everyone! I’ve been entertaining this question in my own head, and was wondering what everyone else thinks: So back when I started mammal watching (2007ish), seeing a list of
Walrus in the Netherlands
A few weeks ago a Walrus entered the Netherlands on the island: “Schiermonnikoog”, went further to Terschelling” and “Harlingen” after a few days. Tha
New Trip Report: European Mink Special, Romania
Here’s another excellent Romania report from Sakertours. European Mink Special, 2021: Sakertours, 5 days & 30+ species including Romanian Hamster, European Mink and Great
Taxonomy news
Everything from the Neotropics today. 1. A cool open-access paper describing a new species Histiotus mochica from the coastal desert of northern Peru. Although currently known from
Alan Root’s film: A space in the heart of Africa
I saw that Konstantin Yordanov had posted a link on Facebook to Alan Root’s epic film about the wildlife of the Congo, so decided to share it here. I’ve been wanting to