Trip companion for Northern Cape (South Africa) starting 26 Nov 2020
I will be leaving Johannesburg on 26 Nov for Kgalakadi Transfrontier NP (4 nights or more) and Augrabies Falls. From there I would likely head to Springbok, Namaqua NP, Strandfonte
New species: Microcebus jonahi – Jonah’s mouse lemur
I was told of this paper describing Microcebus jonahi – Jonah’s mouse lemur Ecology and morphology of mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) in a hotspot of microendemism i
Humboldt’s Flying Squirrel in the San Bernardino Mountains (Southern California)
In June 2020 I took three one-night trips to the Big Bear Lake area in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles; spending about 3 hours each night looking for Humboldt’s
Meriones Gerbils In Mongolia: taxonomy and tails
I have published a post “Meriones Gerbils in Mongolia: taxonomy and tails” covering some notes and photos which I put together in the process of trying to identify some gerbils
Rodent and Hare references for Ethiopia
This 2019 reference covers rodents in Ethiopia; with range maps: Bryja J, Meheretu Y, Sumbera R, Lavrenchenko LA (2019 Sep). Annotated checklist, taxonomy and distribution of roden
Bats of the World Database
Bats of the World Database – www.batnames.org In July 2019 I attended the 18th International Bat Research Conference (IBRC 2019) in Phuket, Thailand (an hour’s drive from m
Dobson’s and Pearson’s Horseshoe Bats in Thailand
If you listed Dobson’s Horseshoe Bat (R. yunanensi) in Thailand you should revise those records. Francis (2019, Field Guide to Mammals of SE Asia, Edn 2) notes that Dobson
Mammal-watching Trip across Central and Western Mongolia (2019 Aug 4-30)
Trip report posted on my website here and PDF version available there or directly here. This four-week road-trip covered 5,300 km across Central and Western Mongolia (excluding th
Reporting Malaysian mammal records on SEAVR (Ecology Asia)
On 13 March 2018 I posted that Nick Baker (Ecology Asia) maintains a site for peer reviewed articles on noteworthy records in the Southeast Asia region. He has recently posted at h
Bryde’s Whales dying in False Bay (Cape Town, South Africa)
In Feb 2019 I reported on two sightings of Bryde’s Whale in False Bay near Cape Town. Further sad news on this species in the bay is that two have died this year after becoming