New England Mammals
Planning a trip to pick my daughter up from Camp Sloane in Connecticut at the end of August, and would appreciate some suggestions of sites to visit which are good for mammals and
Short Trip Report – Borot Lotz and Makhtesh Ramon (Israel)
A short, 24-hour round trip from Tel Aviv, Israel to the Negev desert with only 4 species including Onager. Borot Lotz and Ramon Trip Report Small note – Nubian Ibex is EASIL
Another Plug for “Peterson Field Guide to Finding Mammals”
Vladimir Dinets had a post a few weeks ago about his new book, “Field Guide to Finding Mammals in North America,” but it’s such a great work I want to push it one
Gray Fox in Southern Calif (second-hand report)
A foothill / desert habitat site an hour and half from LAX may be good for Gray Fox right now. Devils Punchbowl County Park ranges from 4,500 to 6,800 feet and features exposed san
Officials: No Wild Sumatran Rhinos Left on Sabah
A depressing story from Borneo via Mongabay. I know this is a species that is often mentioned as a remote possibility in the Borneo trip reports on this site. Now it appears there
Chimp&See camera trap photo’s Sierra Leone
Website: http://www.chimpandsee.org/#/ Great new project on Zooniverse featuring camera trap footage from Sierra Leone and adjacent countries. I find it a great way to learn the Du
Press Release Polar Bears on the Edge: New book punctures myth that polar bear conservation is success story
Polar Bears on the Edge: Heading for Extinction while Management Fails The climate is changing, sea-ice is melting, polar bears are suffering. And yet, the establishment accepts th
Thinking about a polar bear trip to Churchill in 2016
Has anyone been up to Churchill, Manitoba in fall/winter to see the polar bears congregations? I’ve been mulling this trip for years and now the state of the planet makes me
Mystery chipmunk.
Here’s a small chipmunk photographed yesterday at 2500 m in Spring Mountains, Nevada. The only species known to occur there are Palmer’s (above 2400 m) and Panamint (be
Finding Mammals in North America
If you’d like a signed copy of this book, please let me know. I’ve just got the first 30 copies from the publisher. If you are in the US, the cost is $25 including pos