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
Podcast Episode 12: Russ Mittermeier
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Stithr The new episode of the mammalwatching podcast has Charles Foley and me interviewing Russ Mittermeier world famous author,
a new way to mount a pocket torch on a camera
When spotting animals at night it can be hard to hold the flashlight and hold the camera at the same time. Yapok catcher and PhD candidate Jose Gabriel Martinez Fonseca has an idea
Trip report Sweden
After having looked for mammals in Central and Southeast Europe I urgently needed a diversion … and went mammal watching in the north. 😉 Here is my report: http://www.wild