Southern Japan
I spent a few days exploring Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan. Started from Yakushima, the most scenic of the Ryukyu Islands, reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest in the US. It took m
In search of Saimaa Ringed Seal
Last weekend, on Saturday 25th of May 2019, I drove to estern Finland, just one species in my mind; the Saimaa Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) – as I had not ever seen i
Sand Cats in Birds Nests Paper
Some of you might remember my recent Morocco report where we saw a Sand Cat sheltering in a raven’s nest. This behavour, originally discovered by Jean-Michel Bompar last year
New Trip Report: Mongolia
Justin Brown just got back from Mongolia. Gobi Bears do exist! Mongolia, 2019: Justin Brown, 2 weeks & species including Saiga, Camels and a Gobi Bear. Jon
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
21 February 2019. Betsukai–Cape Notsuke Lighthouse, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Two subspecies of this widespread Holarctic species are reported to occur in Japan. This is V.
Sika (Cervus nippon nippon)
21 February 2019. Betsukai–Cape Notsuke Lighthouse, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan This species retains spots into adulthood, an evolutionary process known as neoteny. However th
New Trip Report: Japan
A new report from Vladimir Dinets. Japan, April 2019: Vladimir Dinets, 10 days & 36 species including Japanese Badger, Japanese Serow, Dwarf Sperm Whale, Eden’s Whale and
New Trip Report: Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland
Here’s a report from John Wright’s latest trip. Ardnamurchan Peninsula, 2019: John Wright, 6 days & 13 species including Pine Marten, Badger and Harbour Porpoise, b
A few sites (and fewer mammals) for Albania, Macedonia and Greece
I spent the easter week driving through the Balkans with my daughter Katy. This was not a mammal trip: Katy made sure of that in her own inimitable way. But I did bring a box of tr
Georgia and Armenia: a few mammals while birding
At Jon’s request I try to make my first post with a brief report of some exciting mammals seen accidentally on birding trip. georgia-armenia-EBR