New Trip Reports: Paraguay, Argentina & the Philippines
Some new trip reports on mammalwatching.com, with more to follow tomorrow The Philippines, 2014: Steve Anyon-Smith, 3 weeks and mainly birds but a great read, as always, and mammal
Alihuen: An Agrarian Conservation Story on Chiloé’s Archipelago
Alihuen means Big Tree in the language of the indigenous Mapuche peoples of Chile. When Jeroen Beuckels decided to settle in the rural Chepu province of Chiloe with his wife Grec
New Report – Southern California & 5 new Saki species described
A short report from Curtis Hart Southern California, 2014: Curtis Hart, 1 week & 10 species including a Desert Pocket Mouse and Canyon Bat. and 5 new Amazonian Saki species des
New trip reports: Peru & Tanzania
I was in Peru last month and a report from a week’s trip is here. 21 species including Red Uakaris, Amazon Manatee and Sechuran Fox. Meanwhile Bob Berghaier went to Tanzania
New Report: Panama
I think I have now caught up with a backlog of trip reports with this one from Scott Flamand The Canopy Tower, Panama, 2014: Scott Flamand, 4 days & 14 species including Allen&
Giant Armadillos – Mexican Wolves – New bat species described in Bolivia
A few recent news articles that may be of interest On babies and motherhood: how giant armadillos are surprising scientists Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0701-hance-de
New Trip Report: Costa Rica & Panama
Dear all, a new report Costa Rica & Panama, 2014: Dominique Brugiere, 1 month & some nice species including, in Costa Rica, a Mexican Porcupine, and, in Panama, Rothschild&
Advertising Fiona Reid’s Nicaragua 2015 tour
Fiona Reid, legendary mammalogist, is running another trip to Nicaragua 2015 and asked if I would advertise it, which I do without hesitation. Fiona has teamed up with Jose Gabriel
New Trip Reports from Hugh Buck: Colombia, China, Estonia and Colorado
Hugh Buck just sent me a bunch of trip reports. The trips were primarily birding tours but he got some nice mammal by-catch Colombia, 2014: A month’s birding trip with 18 mam
Peru, 2014 Trip Report
In 2010 I promised my son, Patrick, a trip to the rainforest to mark his entry into teenhood. After some lengthy negotiations with his mother, followed by Patrick successfully co