World’s rarest whale seen for first time after New Zealand beaching
Two skeletons now known to be spade-toothed beaked whales were misidentified by conservationists in 2010 The spade-toothed beaked whale is so rare, nobody has seen one alive. See t
Rodents in the Red Centre
When I last went to Old Andado Station, back in 2005, I was with my 4 year old son. We’d just seen Ayers Rock and he was using Ayers as a superlative. We named the bone chatterin
January 2012 Mammal Trip to Australia
Gerald Broddelez is running a small private tour to Australia next year and has asked me to advertise it here. THe trip is guaranteed but 2 places are available. Please contact Ger
Central Queensland – Northern Hairy Nosed Wombats Trip
Epping Forest National Park near Clermont is home to the world’s last few remaining Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats and can only be entered with a permit. In early September 201
A Few North Queensland Mammals
I spent the last week of August in what Australians call Far North Queensland, though if you look at the map its more like noth-central Queensland. I was with my kids and wasn̵
Central Queensland: Northern Hairy Nosed Wombats and other mammals
David Andrews just sent me this report of a recent trip to central Qld. He’s inspired me to head out there myself in a couple of weeks to look for the Wombats too, one of the
Micronesia RFI
I will be heading to Micronesia in a few weeks for work. I’ve read David Bishop’s excellent report on this site but would appreciate any specific spots to check for end
New Trip Report – Australia and NZ
I’ve just uploaded a new report from Matthew and Maureen Steer’s world trip. We spent two weeks in Western Australia, driving up to Shark Bay and then around the south-
Way Kambas Sumatra
Hi, We are planning to visit next august Sumatra, but we cannot make up our minds yeat about Way Kambas..Way Kambas seems to hoast a lot of mammals, but we read quite a few negati
Invasive Species – not all that invasive?
I find this quite surprising (especially as an Australian) but it is interesting. I don’t think the same is true for invasive mammals – particularly during the early st