lots of elk
Saw this on LinkedIn. That is a lot of elk! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eric-r-robinson-08051645_my-brother-todd-robinson-came-across-this-ugcPost-6877290837374574592-V0wA
New Report: Some Mammals from Southwest Turkey
Here’s an interesting note from Ian Green (from the UK’s Greentours) on some of the mammals he encounters in southwest Turkey close to his home. This is a much under-ma
Taxonomy news
1. A review of alstoni species group of mouse opossums, with a description of Marmosa adleri (if you’ve seen “Alston’s mouse opossum” in Panama, that was it
New Trip Report: Central Chile
Here’s a report from Rob Jansen. This is mainly a birding report but does have a lot of information on travel in central Chile. Santiago Region, 2021: Rob Jansen, 3.5 weeks &
Advertising: Northern Chad Expedition, March 2022
Pictus Safaris are running an exciting trip to the “Soul of the Sahara” – the Ennedi and Ouadi-Rime Faunal Reserve in Chad, from March 14 – 26, 2022. Some o
Tufted ground squirrel
I am sorry if it looks like I’ve overtaken this blog recently, but I think this will be of interest to many people. There is a new paper on the diet of tufted ground squirrel
Caspian Seal (and Saiga) in Russia
It seems there is no good haul out place in Kazakhstan for this seal anymore. I was willing to do a sea watch with a spotting scope for three days but try explaining that to a Kaza
Meet Nils Bouillard on Episode 15 of the Mammalwatching Podcast
We interviewed Nils Bouillard for the latest episode of the podcast. Nils is a young Belgian biologist who specializes in bat acoustics. In 2019 Nils set out to spend a year trav
Mammalwatching with children
Here’s a chart showing the number of new species I’ve seen every year of my life (the first six years summarized under 1975). For the reference, my first marriage was i
Taxonomy news
Just a few today: 1. New tuco-tuco Ctenomys plebiscitum described from northern Patagonia. It apparently occurs in an urban park (42° 52′ 20.61″ S 70° 20′ 08.80″ W). Look