Your help needed: What are the World’s Best Mammals?
Hello. I am just back from a fabulous trip to Sierra Leone, where the quality of the mammals and the company of my companions (thanks Charles, Phil and Ash) made up for some chal
Join me to Sichuan, China
Hi, Is there anyone out there who is keen on going to Sichuan, China in 10 days sometime between end of September – end October?? Who, like me is interested to share the cost
Carnivore taxonomy news
There is a new paper on the phylogeny of Feliformia (cats, civets, mongooses, hyenas and relatives), available open-access here. Some interesting results: 1. Genus Herpestes is pol
Short introduction
Hi guys, I’m new to this forum so I thought I’d quickly introduce myself. I’m Lennart Verheuvel, I’m 21 years old and I’m from the Netherlands. In t
Preventing Red Eye when Photographing Nocturnal Mammals
Does anyone have advice as to how to prevent red-eye when photographing nocturnal mammals? I am considering getting a flash bracket, but I am unsure whether it will add enough heig
Who have seen most cat species?
Is there someone who has seen all the earth’s species of cats?? If not, is it doable you think? Who have seen the most? Is it anyone who´s visiting this page? How many speci
Best National Parks/Protected Areas for Mammals
Hola! I’m wondering what you think the best protected areas in the world are for mammal watching. I saw a few of you did a “Top 50 Mammals” list and was thinking
Wildlife Spectacles
In case you missed it, Vladimir Dinets has a new book out, Wildlife Spectacles, and you really should add it to your library. It is the most comprehensive guide I’ve seen to
Updated world mammal checklist (January 2017 edition)
I’ve just updated my world mammal checklist which you can download here. This is the list I use for my life list. I had not updated the list in a year and so there have bee
Moles on surface
My paper on surface foraging in moles, to which a few people here have contributed, has just been published. Thanks a lot! PDF provided upon request. Vladimir Dinets