Shrews & Trout
A new study from Alaska’s Bristol Bay on how often rainbow trout and grayling eat shrews: http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/09/10/rainbow-trout-grayling-eat-shrews-bristol-
Another New Mammal Big Day Record for North America
On 3 August 2014, Peter Pyle (the mastermind), Pat Kleeman and I made an all-out attempt to break the previous mammal “big day” record for North America of 30 native species, s
Why Do Bats Transmit So Many Diseases Like Ebola?
A nice video in these days of bad PR for bats. Thanks to Jean-Michel Bompar for sending it through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao0dqJvH4a0 Jon
Qinghai tour highlights and need help with Pika/Vole/Hamster IDs
Hi, My wife and I returned from a 4-week trip to Qinghai including a 2-day Tangjiahe add-on. August is not an ideal month to travel in Qinghai but we still scored a lot of amazing
South Florida & St. Croix
I’ll be in South Florida and St. Croix in mid-October. I’ve read all the trip reports and previous blogs on this and there’s a lot of good information. Some follo
Paying communities per mammal seen in Laos….
I’ve just heard that the WCS Laos program and several partners have set up a great project that takes people on night boat rides and then pays the community according the num
Revision to Humpback Dolphin taxonomy
A good deal of work has gone into this study to sort out the genetics of the Sousa genus http://www.wildlifeextra.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=1&listitemid=1
Indonesian Rat ID help
These photos are a few years old, I’ve been meaning to ask for ID confirmation/help on them. This was suggested to be Niviventer fulvescens, from Pangandaran NP, Java,any tho
Fascinating post on Amazon short-eared dogs
Link to article: Short-eared dog? Uncovering the secrets of one of the Amazon’s most mysterious mammals – Leslie
Another Texas Ocelot Killed on Road
Yet another ocelot dead on the road. The carnage continues, as the species’ survival in South Texas grows increasingly uncertain.