RFI: polar bears in Alaska
I am looking for advice to add a polar bear to Alaska birding trip in July. I know of two places, Barrow and Katkovik, and hope at least few polar bears are present in summer. I
Surge in Texas Ocelot Deaths
Sad news from South Texas: the past year has seen a surge in ocelots dying on roads. Can underpasses help. My blog on the news released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service yest
Vole/Lemming ID
I found the rodent pictured below underneath a piece of plywood on an abandoned railroad track near my home in Northeast Illinois. My best guess is that it was a meadow vole (Micr
Trustom Pond, Rhode Island
Not sure if it’s a bumper year for small mammals in Rhode Island but I just spent a very happy 3.5 hours at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon. Tons o
Levitating cougar?
A cougar family visiting a camera trap set up to monitor wolverines. Taken in Elk Valley, BC, not far from Crowsnest Pass. https://www.facebook.com/1396130277380193/photos/a.143548
Joshua Tree – Brief Notes
I recently had a work meeting near Joshua Tree National Park. I know that site is well covered here and in Vladimir’s book but just thought I’d share some observations.
Moles above
Dear All, I am working on a paper about surface foraging in moles (marsupial moles, golden moles and shrew-moles are not included; I don’t yet know if I’ll focus on jus
RFI Namibia And Botswana
Dear mammalogists, I have a request for information for people who have (recently) traveled to Namibia and Botswana. In august/september I’m visiting this area myself for
Whalewatching alert
After a few years’ gap, huge mixed herds of northern right-whale and Pacific white-sided dolphins are present in Monterey Bay, together with record numbers of transient kille