Climate changing outlook for harp seals
Warming oceans and melting sea ice may have a major impact on harp seals, the doe-eyed animals that are the prime target for Canada’s annual seal hunt. Jon
Field Guide or other mammal books for Jalisco province, Mexico
Hello, I am just back from Vietnam after a very wet but surprisingly successful trip – over 30 species in 2 weeks including all three Doucs. I am thinking about going to the
BCI Bat Workshops 2012
BCI has posted their schedule for next year at http://www.batcon.org/pdfs/workshops/Flyer_NSBRWkshops_12.pdf There are trip reports from previous workshops at http://www.batcon.org
New Trip Report – Arizona
A great new report from Steve Morgan – 2 weeks & 27 species including Black-footed Ferret, Ringtail and Western Spotted Skunk. Jon
New Trip Reports – Arizona and the Netherlands
SE Arizona, 2011: Alan Dahl, a week & 16 species including Mexican Fox Squirrel and Antelope Jackrabbit. Double Dutch, 2011: Mark Hows, 3 days & 16 mammals including Bi-Col
Wolves May Aid Recovery of Canada Lynx
ScienceDaily (Aug. 30, 2011) — As wolf populations grow in parts of the West, most of the focus has been on their value in aiding broader ecosystem recovery — but a new stu
Pioneer Mountain wolverines
One of my Idaho “grail animals” is the wolverine. My colleague Jeff Barney had an encounter in Idaho’s Pioneer Mountains this month. Check out his blog about it:
Whale trapped in a fishing net
This is a touching 8 minutes of film http://www.koreus.com/video/sauvetage-baleine-filet.html Jon
Fisher Decline in Northern California
The Hoopa Valley Tribe, in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of Massachusetts, reported a 73-percent decline in the density of fishers — a
New Trip Report – California and Colorado
I was in the US at the start of June and – thanks to the help from several people here – managed to find most of what I was chasing. It wasn’t primarily a mammal