New Elephant Shrew Species ..?
Maybe. I don’t know why they think that on the basis of a photo but we will see http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/09/21/elephant.shrew/index.html?hpt=C2
Right Whale breaches onto Yacht
This story is doing the rounds today… the embedded video link is amusing too http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/whale-leaps-from-water-crushes-yacht-mast-20100722-
Africa’s National Parks Hit by Mammal Declines
ScienceDaily (July 13, 2010) — African national parks like Masai Mara and the Serengeti have seen populations of large mammals decline by up to 59 per cent, according to a study
Africa – West Coast Voyage
David Bishop sent me this brief – but interesting – account of a month long voyage up the west coat of Africa. He was mainly birding but saw a few nice mammals as you m
Rare Dwarf Lemur Rediscovered in Madagascar
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/rare-dwarf-lemur-rediscovered.php
Niger
Michel Gervais spent a week in Niger in Feb. He saw 23 species and a possible West African Manatee. He also includes a picture of a mouse that needs identification… good luck
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.
Sucker Footed Bats don’t have suckers after all
Some interesting research from Madagascar…. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121955.htm
Bats in Senegal
Hi all, I photographed a couple of interesting bats in Senegal last month. The first, leaf-nosed type one I’m quite confident is Hipposideros cyclops, known as Woolly Leaf-no
Protected areas in Gambia
Hi everybody, I am planning a trip to Gambia for next year to visit the country’s nature reserves and national parks. Does anybody know if it is possible to stay withi