New Podcast with Chris & Mathilde Stuart plus an exceptional Lynx encounter in Minnesota
In Episode 21 of the mammalwatching podcast Charles and I interview Chris & Mathilde Stuart – renowned wildlife researchers and authors – from their farm in South Africa. W
Mammalwatching Podcast: Vladimir Dinets
The latest episode of the mammalwatching podcast features Vladimir Dinets, naturalist extraordinaire, who you will almost certainly recognize from this website. Charles and I chat
Marine Mammal Locations
Hi all. Following on from the excellent podcast with Bob Pitman and some brief chats with Jon – I have put together some notes on finding marine mammals around the world, b
Global Mammal Checklist: new update
I have just uploaded an updated global mammal checklist (here). The first update in 12 months. The checklist began life as something primarily based on the IUCN Red List. But the R
New Podcast Episode (the Hall and Foley kids) plus “guess that mammal” competition
On New Year’s Eve 2021, Ellesmere and Sierra (Charles’s gifted children) sat down with my disappointing offspring – Patrick and Katy – to reflect on the highs
Podcast Episode 17 – Bob Pitman, world champion cetacean lister
The final mammalwatching podcast episode of 2021 – released just hours before the end of the year – featured the remarkable Bob Pitman, whalewatcher extraordinaire. I t
Wolverine killing a Reindeer – Video
Here an incredible video, northern Norway 2017: a Wolverine killing a Reindeer in blizzard. And I spent three nights in a hide just few meters from Wolverines, armed
Taxonomy news
1. A new paper argues that red mazama deer south of the Amazon should be considered a separate species Mazama rufa rather than M. americana. 2. Myotis keaysi from coastal Ecuador s
Book Review: Marine Mammals (of southern Africa and the Southern Ocean)
Chris and Mathilde Stuart’s latest book is a pocket guide to the almost 50 species of whales, dolphins and seals you might encounter off of southern Africa. Like all the St
New Trip Reports Madeira and the Italian Alps
Here are two more reports from Ben Balmford, who I am pleased to see must have spent his Christmas break focusing on the important things in life! Madeira, 2021: Ben Balmford, 1 we