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29 January 2010
North American

Close Mountain Lion Encounter

I’ve lived in Idaho 8 years without seeing a mountain lion. This week, my colleague had one in her backyard, and had a rather-too-close encounter. It seems to be attacking p

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29 January 2010
Oriental

Bear Problems in Bhutan

This is a funny story from Kuensel Online, the Bhutanese newspaper. Its the drama between some disgruntled cattle herders, a couple of not very useful policeman and a Himalayan Bla

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27 January 2010
Central and South America

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

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26 January 2010
Uncategorised

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

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20 January 2010
Uncategorised

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

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19 January 2010
AfricaAustralasia

A Pygmy Hippo in…Australia?

It’s true. Feral hog hunters recently shot a pygmy hippo in Australia. The animal was apparently roaming free for several years. Get the details on this pygmy hippo incident.

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10 January 2010
Uncategorised

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

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10 January 2010
Oriental

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)

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6 January 2010
North American

Feral Hogs Confirmed in Idaho

Feral hogs keep spreading to new U.S. states, largely due to intentional introductions by misguided hunters. The latest state where they have been confirmed is Idaho. They are now

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4 January 2010
Europe and the Palearctic

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

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Where to go for Asiatic Black Bear

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  1. Evan on Spotting golden lion tamarins for free near one of Brazil’s most popular beach resorts16 October 2025

    Hey - yes, we not only got okay views (quick record shots) at one point along the road from the…

  2. Henrik on Where to go for Asiatic Black Bear15 October 2025

    Thanks - good point about Sichuan too, as we are thinking of going there in March. Would you know if…

  3. tomeslice on Where to go for Asiatic Black Bear14 October 2025

    I can echo second-handed that I also heard there are some places in Japan where Asiatic black bears are nearly…

  4. Henrik on Where to go for Asiatic Black Bear14 October 2025

    Thanks a lot everyone - great info you have provided. I'll have my kids joining (pre-teens) hence there is a…

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14 October 2025
RFI: Sherburne national wildlife refuge
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Three Nights in the North Moluccas (Halmahera & Ternate)
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Where to go for Asiatic Black Bear
13 October 2025
Malaysia – Borneo, Fraser Hill, Brunei.

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