New Trip Report – Sri Lanka
I have just uploaded a report of my trip a week ago to Sigiriya in Sri Lanka. We saw what I thought was an impressive 30+ species in 72 hours, 11 of which were lifers for me includ
The Tiger by John Vaillant
I read a lot of natural history books. There aren’t many as good as this one. John Vaillant’s The Tiger is the story of poachers and a “vengeful” tiger in t
New Snub-nosed Monkey Discovered in Myanmar
Newly discovered snub-nosed monkey sneezes in the rain (October 27, 2010) — Primatologists have discovered a new species of monkey in Northern Myanmar. Rhinopithecus Strykeri
Hairy nosed Otters and Micro Bats in Hala Bala, Thailand – New Trip Report
I was in Hala Bala, Southern Thailand a couple of weeks ago. After three days of considerable discomfort I got an entirely unsatisfactory glimpse of a Hairy-nosed Otter. But I don&
Thailand: Hala Bala, 2010
In October 2010 I took advantage of a work trip to Malaysia to hop over the border to spend four nights in Hala Bala, one of my favourite national parks in South East Asia. My fri
Flying Foxes – Subic Bay on the Philippines
Steve Brown asked me to post the following to raise awareness of the problems Flying Foxes face on the Philippines. If you would like more information please email him at buckheron
Sulawesi Trip Report – now with photos
Curtis Hart has redone his Sulawesi report – some great photos of Babirusas and other stuff http://curtisfrommichigan.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/sulawesi-2009/
Saola Captured
An extremely rare saola was recently captured by Laotian villagers, the first time this rare species has been recorded since 1999. Unfortunately, it died before it could be release
Grey Literature
There was a brief discussion on this blog a few weeks ago about why scientists don’t pay more attention to the grey literature from us amateurs http://mammalwatching.wordpres
New Trip Report – India
And here’s another report from Curtis Hart for 3.5 weeks in India. Highlights include Tigers, River Dolphins and Nilgri Tahrs. Jon