Possible Oncilla Split, Brazil
I take no position on splitting / lumping here, but will just report a claim to split oncilla. Here is a link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/25086721 (Oh, great — a species tha
Marietta Wild Burro Range (Nevada)
In Western Nevada there’s apparently a BLM-sponsored burro sanctuary? The sign posted here gives directions, and the sign is just off of Highway 360 about a mile west of its
sample page spread, Primates of the World
This goes with the post just previous. In the US edition it’s out from Princeton U Press, 2013, created by Jean-Jacques Petter and Francois Desbordes, and translated by Rober
cover page, Primates of the World
Cover page from a French book (2010) now available in UK and US editions. Mine just came from Amazon USA. More notes in the next post. / Charles Hood
Update on Swift Fox, Colorado
In June 2011 Jon Hall reported a site in Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado, that at that time had badger and swift fox. An August 2013 update is as follows. He suggested trying
Mink Sighting in California (maybe)
A birder I don’t know mentions in a chatty bird report that she had a mink in Lassen NP last week, seemingly at Manzanita Lake. (Site not clearly described.) How reliable thi
Feral Equids in Nevada
While the Reno area of Nevada may not have much to offer a visiting mammal twitcher, it is sometimes a stopover for work or spouses and so on, so I thought I would pass on a seemin
More on Hog Badger
A chum is just back from Sichuan with a birding tour run by Zoothera; the 2013 trip report is not yet up but they had hog badger and red panda. The 2012 Birdquest trip to this regi
Some Notes on Mountain Lions in Western USA (and elsewhere…)
The recent comments to the post about Big Bend show continued interest in mountain lions. I keep informal track of sightings as mentioned in newspapers, as well as keeping loose ta
shrew site, Everglades
While on a birding trip in Florida in mid-December, I picked up a few new mammals, and the site information may be of mild interest. (1) What I assume by range, habitat, size, and