Solenodons in the Dominican Republic
The DOminican Republic is hardly known for its mammals, but it is home to the fascinating and very rare and venomous Solenodon. Murray Lord was birding there from Ausralia and told
Coke Smith’s Trip Reports and Website
Coke Smith – my mate from Washington State who lives in my memory as the man who caught me an Aplodontia and can drink more red wine than even I can – has started a new
Introducing 2011 – The Big Mammal Year
South African mammal watchers and photographers par excellence – Rich Lindie and Hayley Wood – have had a brilliant idea to promote mammalian conservation and ecotouris
Observado.Org
I was sent a link to Observado.org today. It is a public database where you can record your mammal sightings and you can use it to create a digital life list. It seems very active
Snow Leopard Report from Ladakh
I was just sent to a link to recent short report from Ladakh where a 2 week search produced a Snow Leopard. This site is proving very reliable (though it isn’t 100% for sure)
Whiskers Hold Secrets of Invasive Minks
Whiskers hold secrets of invasive minks (January 3, 2010) — Details of the lifestyle of mink, which escaped from fur farms and now live wild in the UK, have been revealed thr
Happy Christmas
I hope everyone out there is having a good Christmas and taking some quiet time to think of the trips they would like to take and the mammals they would like to see next year. Adam
Sucker Footed Bats don’t have suckers after all
Some interesting research from Madagascar…. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121955.htm
Sperm Whale eating a Giant Squid
A great picture of a Sperm WHale munching on a Giant Squid is here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1223501/Moby-Dick-comes-life-The-astonishing-rare-images-sperm-
Loss Of Top Predators Causing Surge In Smaller Predators, Ecosystem Collapse
ScienceDaily (Oct. 4, 2009) — The catastrophic decline around the world of “apex” predators such as wolves, cougars, lions or sharks has led to a huge increase in sma