Still looking for photos of 25 (rare) Neotropical Mammals
Richard Webb asked me to post this for him Jeff Blincow and I are currently finalising a photographic guide to the larger land mammals of South America, now due to be published by
Taxonomy news
1. Two new spp. of Neacomys described, one from coastal Venezuela and the other from EC Brazil. 2. A major revision of Dendromus, with multiple splits and undescribed lineages. I h
New Trip Report: Peruvian Amazon, 2021
Here is an excellent report from Greg Easton who just got back from Peru and saw a lot of good stuff, and saw it well judging by the photos. All the more impressive given he was wi
Golden snub nosed monkeys; best place to see
There seems to be a fair few places where you can see golden snub nosed monkeys in the wild and they range from: 5km of forest covered in tourists feeding monkeys Bananas to 200km
New Trip Report: Western Spitsbergen, 2019
Here’s a report from Jon Swenson. Western Spitsbergen, 2019: Jon Swenson, 4 days & 13 species including Blue, Beluga and Bowhead Whales. Jon
Turks & Caicos
For some reason I always enjoy posting trip reports from countries not yet covered on Jon’s website. So here is one from Turks & Caicos (although I’ve only been to
Moose Watching in Pittsburg, NH
I took a short road trip to Pittsburg, NH, the largest town in New England — by area at least, I think the town has less than one thousand people but makes up over 200 miles.
Delmarva Peninsula trip
Just got back from a short trip to the Delmarva Peninsula in DE/MD/VA from 6/3-6/21. I go down there regularly, but not since ’19 because of the virus. Once again it prov
New Trip Report: Fairbanks and Denali (Alaska)
A new report from Bud Lensing. Fairbanks and Denali, 2021: Bud Lensing, 6 days with plenty of mammals including Collared Pika, Moose and Lynx. Jon
Tips for using night vision scopes
It would be useful to exchange tips on using night vision equipment. This can be very useful, and is more complicated than binoculars. How do you avoid getting night blind on the e