RFI: Florida in Late November
Hi folks, I am currently in the process of planning a birding trip near the end of November, to coincide with the marine mammal meeting being held in Tampa. During the meeting I pl
New Trip Report – India
Here’s a report of my trip to Mumbai and through the Western Ghats which is ending right now. Over 40 species including Nilgiri Tahrs and Langurs, Lion-tailed Macaques, Brown
Handbook of Mammals Volume 2 is out
Volume 2, hoofed mammals, is now out. I know one blog member here who posted a pretty scathing comment on it on the lynx site, but I figured I would put my 2 cents in. P.S. there i
mammals in France and Spain
Hi I’m thinking of doing a trip through France and northern Spain, ending up in the Cordillera Cantabrica, looking for wolves. I’ve done a similar trip before, although, most o
Evolutionary Tree of Life for Mammals Greatly Improved
Evolutionary Tree of Life for Mammals Greatly Improved ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2011) — An international research team led by biologists at the University of California, Riverside
Pinniped Taxonomy Revised
Of interest to viewers of this blog, Annalisa Berta and I have recently published a taxonomic revision of this group http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.0
Mountain Gorilla – Uganda or Rwanda
Hi all, We like photography and filming very much. Any idea where it is nicest to see the gorillas? We were advised to go to Rwanda as the sourrounding where you see them is nicer,
Meet the Newest Species of Dolphin
The Burrunan (Bottle-nosed) Dolphin, Tursiops australis, of Victoria, Australia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14921665 Finally nice to see this species published, a
Lat/long converter, Google Earth link
I wanted to pass this online converter along. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to work with maps, and been very frustrated. I paid for a National Geographic topo program sever
North Carolina bat blitz update
All I finally got around to looking at the registration for this and they don’t require any experience with bats to be an official participant, so no schmoozing is required.