Tourism banned at India’s tiger reserves
India bans all tourism in tiger reserve “core areas.” This Wall Street Journal article explains what that means for many of the popular parks. In short, there will be
New Trip Report – Estonia, Finland and Arctic Norway
Estonia, Finland and Arctic Norway, 2012: Dominique Brugiere, 3 weeks & 17 species plus another 3 dead, including Wolverine, Brown Bear, Wolf, and Reindeer. Jon
Mexico and Guatemala
I just got back from a short trip to Yucatan and Guatemala. Nothing particularly exciting, but I had two sight records slightly outside the range maps shown in Fiona Reid’s e
Batwatch Nicaragua Tour – Jan 4 – 13
Fiona Reid is organising a trip to the remote Bosawas Reserve in northern Nicaragua in early January, primarily to catch bats and small mammals. It sounds like a very exciting dest
New Trip Report – Estonia
Estonia, 2012: Mark Hows, 1 week & 15 mammals including Eurasian Flying Squirrel, Brown Bear and a Masked Shrew. Jon
Vole Plague in Utah .. gardens “ravaged”, sidewalk “sinking”
This sounds like something out of an episode of “Parks and Recreation” but clearly the people of Farmington, Utah are traumatised! Lets hope the voles don’t lead
Russian Far East Trip Report
This – from Adam Riley at Rockjumper – is an interesting read. http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/the-russian-far-east-exploration-of-a-new-frontier-by-adam-riley-2/ Jo
Awful news from the DRC Okapi Reserve
Okapi Conservation Project, Epulu Update – June 28, Following the attack on Sunday morning by mai mai rebels on the Institute in the Congo for Conservation of Nature (ICCN) headq
moles and voles
Dear All, A few updates from recent trips in Southeastern US: Hairy-tailed moles are currently easy to (partially) see at Rhododendron Gardens above Roan Mt. State Park (TN). Tunne
Marine mammals GIS page
Hi all, thought this might be of interest. Actually includes birds and turtles, but you have to drill down through the taxonomy so just start with Browse Species/mammalia. http://s