New Trip Report – Lynx in Bialoweiza, Poland
Steve Morgan and Phil Telfer were in Bialoweiza a week ago and saw a Eurasian Lynx. Steve’s report here And now I am heading to Sri Lanka to look for Fishing Cats and Golden
Sticky Snack for Elephant-Shrews
ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2010) — Long-nosed Cape rock elephant-shrews are fond of sticky treats, according to Dr. Petra Wester from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.
The Tiger by John Vaillant
I read a lot of natural history books. There aren’t many as good as this one. John Vaillant’s The Tiger is the story of poachers and a “vengeful” tiger in t
Thylacine video ?????
Would anyone like to say what they think this might be? I’d love to believe it was a Tassie Tiger but I can’t. Though I find it hard to turn the animal into a fox, ding
Red Pandas in China
Definitely a top ten mammal to see for me, and here is a report on a successful trip for them http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/sichuanbirds/17691
New Trip Report – the Isle of Man (UK)
Mark Hows sent me a new report at http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/2010trip/ork/manx.htm He saw 7 species of mammals in a long weekend including Red-necked Wallabies and a Poleca
New Myotis Sp. Found in Ecuador
Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of bat in the western slopes of the Andes in northwestern Ecuador. jon http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9185000/918569
Snow Leopard Trip – Kyrgyzstan, Dec 2010
I was in Kyrgyzstan a year ago. A lot of fun and we came close to a Snow Leopard. But not close enough. Mic Andersen michaelwandersen@hotmail.com is running a trip again this so I
Panama Canopy Tower mammal tour
Trip report of a new mammal focused tour based in the Canopy Tower (I wasn’t a participant and had nothing to do with it). 29 species, much better than I thought would have b
Fearless Ibex
I have had this email a couple of times but I just got a link to it on the web. Worth a quick look http://www.ruralramblings.com/alpine-ibex-on-cingino-dam Jon