Sperm whale swallows entire greenhouse
Why did it eat it in the first place though? http://now.msn.com/beached-sperm-whale-dies-after-swallowing-plastic#scpshrtu Jon
New Trip Reports: Nicaragua and Poland
I spent the weekend before last in Nicaragua, mainly to try to catch some bats. And a short report is here. And a report Bieszczady, 2013 from Tomas Willems and his account of 10 d
New Trip Reports: Hokkaido and Northern California
Two new reports up on mammalwatching.com both with superb photos Point Reyes, 2013: Alan Dahl, 3 days & 11 species including Bobcats, Badger and Mexican Free-tailed Bats. Hokka
Walrus in the UK
Just in case you are anywhere near Scotland http://northronbirdobs.blogspot.co.uk/! jon
Lynxes Crossing a Fence
Some nice images from the Rockies http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/lynx-fence.html#cr Jon
Nicaragua, 2013
I first visited Nicaragua in February 2013, when Fiona Reid led a batwatch trip to the country (for a full report of the tour see here). Although I could only get away from work
Lowland Gorillas Protected in a Green Abyss
The locals said it could not be done. It was 1999, and the hardheaded ecologist J. Michael Fay was determined to tromp across 2,000 miles of the Congo Basin. In a northeastern patc
Long Beaked Echidna in Australia
Its fun to dream… but I think the chances that this is a mislabeled specimen from New Guinea are much more likely than the chances of Long Beaked Echidnas roaming NW Australi
US proposes listing Wolverine as endangered
See http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0205-hance-wolverine-esa.html Though if only 250 – 300 survive in the lower 48 states as it is, then its hard to understand why it isn’
Stranding Dolphins
Some unusual film of a pod of Common Dolphins as they strand on a Brazilian beach http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21575-what-made-30-dolphins-come-ashore-in-brazil.html Jon