Anamalai Tiger Reserve (Valparai area), Oct 2019
Hello All, Please follow the link below for a brief report from a visit to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, in the Western Ghats of south India, in October 2019. https://ficustours.blog
Taxonomy news
1. Huangshan, a gorgeous sacred mountain in Anhoi Province of China, is one of the best places (and most easily accessible) in the country for small mammals (there is also an endem
Mammals and people sharing the same land, South France
I have launched a web-series on the wildlife that live right around us, the species with whom we share our territories. The objective is to show that even near a big city (in this
Last-minute opening for 1 person to join me in Late Jan-Early Feb in Uganda
Hi everyone, So my Fiance is bailing out on me because of her fear of travel during corona, due to compulsory quarantine upon return… but on the bright side, she’s allo
Illustrated Checklist of Mammals 2 vol. set
Just wondering if anyone has had issues with receiving the two volume set of Illustrated Mammals of the World by Lynx Edicions. I never had a real problem with them before, but I
Survey in the Pamir Mountains: Ovis ammon polii and Capra sibirica
A team of wildlife enthusiasts (USA, Spain and Tajikistan) conducted a field trip to the eastern Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan documenting the number of wild sheep, goats and birds
Taxonomy news
1. A new genus of rodents with three species described from Choco region. Must be rare: I’ve done a lot of trapping in Mindo where one of these occurs but never got it. 2. Ma
New Book Review: Mammals of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia
So this is exciting. Trevor Jenner has just filled a gaping hole in the mammal fieldguide landscape, with his guide to the larger mammals of the Horn of Africa. Though it doesnR
Fairy Armadillo Encounter in Bolivia
Another mega sighitng from Nicholas McPhee in Bolivia. Has any other mammal got such a large claw to body size ratio? I vote for a name change to Bigfoot Armadillo. Anyway, whether