Northern Flying Squirrel Split
A mitochondrial DNA study has shown that the flying squirrels occurring on the Pacific coast of North America are distinct from Northern Flying Squirrels, with no evidence of hyb
Mystery shrew
This shrew was hand-caught in a dry tundra-like bog near Dillingham, Alaska. Hb=40 mm, t=20 mm, hf=9.5 mm (too small to be an adult of any Alaskan species). Sorex cinereus in that
Bowhead Whale off New Hampshire
A Bowhead Whale was the star of Sunday’s pelagic trip out of Rye Harbour. Possibly the same individual that was off of Cape Cod a few weeks ago. Very cool! I am going to the
Canada in July
Dear All, I’m going to be traveling in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland on July 5-9, mostly for marine mammals but also for other interesting fauna. If anybody would like to join
RFI – Wyoming in September
Hi, I will be visiting Yellowstone/Teton late August/early September this year but will also have time to visit to visit other parts of Wyoming and Badlands NP/Custer State Park in
Southern California: Rampaging Rodents & Galloping Gunshots
In early May I read Venkat Sankar’s report detailing a cornucopia of small mammals in southern California. I had to be physically restrained from taking a suitcase, spotlight
Carrizo Plains (brief update)
I camped at KCL Campground on 05 June 2017 while en route to a poetry gig in San Francisco. No badgers or kit foxes on the road in (just one coyote). K-rats (including Giant) abund
Recommendations for New Jersey Mammal Watching?
Hi, I live in New Jersey and my dad and I have come up with a “New Jersey Big 5” that we are going to see if we can spot at parks and forests. Our big five are: Beaver,
Viewing narwhals and bowhead whales at pocket change cost: buddy needed :-)
Would anyone be interested in joining me on this tour, starting from Ottawa on July 29? It is by far the cheapest option for seeing Baffin Island I’ve ever seen, and they hel
Northern Georgia
A few tips from northern Georgia (USA): Pigeon Mountain (once a roost of millions of passenger pigeons) is a limestone hill near Lafayette with numerous caves, including the deepes