Urban bobcat study in Texas
Interesting article about an ongoing urban bobcat study in the Dallas-Ft Worth area of Texas; http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/more-sports/outdoors/20140503-trying-to-explain-more-
Question: How many “new” mammals were discovered last year
I just got an email – below – from Francine Brondex in France, asking about the numbers of new mammals described in 2013. My reply is also below but we’d love to
Mule deer migration routes in Wyoming
Interesting piece of newly discovered migration route of mule deer in Wyoming – approx. 500 individuals travel 150 miles each season. https://www.thedodo.com/researchers-unco
Non-mammal watching trip to China with 7 species
So unlike Sjef, I had a good session in the “How NOT to mammal-watch in China” school. 1. Don’t go to the places where all the tourists go (Jiuzhaigou, Emeishan
seeing snow leopards
Hi all I’m pondering a snow leopard trip next year. If anyone has any recommendations about the best companies to use etc., I’d be grateful. Also if anyone is interes
Heteromyid Grand Slam, Southern California, September 2014.
Dear All, In September 2014, Fiona Reid and I will guide a mammal-watching tour to Southern California. We’ll try to see most of local 21(!) species of Heteromyids (kangaro
Pygmy jerboas
Nice photos of pygmy jerboas from Mongolia, by K. Mikhailov: http://konstmikh.livejournal.com/112520.html The text is in Russian, but you can use Google Translate to translate the
Southern California RFI
I’ll be in southern California for a week in early May. I plan to go on a whale watch out of San Diego and camp in Cuyamaca Ranch SP to try for California Chipmunk. Does
Spain, Portugal & Formentera
We are unexpectedly going to the Iberian Peninsula in June-July, hopefully for 4 weeks. Does anybody have any kind of identification manual for local voles? There are six Microtus
Terrible Taxidermy
I’ve seen a few things close to this standard on my travels…. but there are some real doozies here. http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/if-you-want-laughs-and-to-feel-a-b