If anyone has been wildlife watching in Bhutan I would be glad to hear from you. I will be there in November and would like some recommendations – especially for a local guide
thanks
Jon
Archive for August, 2008
Bhutan RFI
August 31, 2008Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia: Tens Of Thousands Of Threatened Primates
August 31, 2008Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia: Tens Of Thousands Of Threatened Primates (August 29, 2008) — Biologists have discovered surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia. The report counted 42,000 black-shanked douc langurs along with 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons in Cambodia’s Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, an [...]
Spotlights
August 31, 2008In case anyone is interested I’ve just bought two new lights that I am very happy with.
The new Clubman CB2 spotlight (www.cluson.co.uk) with separate power pack which is just fabulous (you can get them from Alana Ecology in the UK). It is lightweight and the battery pack is – I guess -a over a kilo. [...]
Borneo and Southern Thailand Reports
August 31, 2008A week ago I returned from SE Asia. I have uploaded reports of two short trips to
Borneo http://mammalwatching.com/Oriental/orientborneo2008.html where I saw a Flat headed Cat, and a Grey Leaf Monkey among other stuff
and Hala Bala, in SE Thailand http://mammalw atching.com/Oriental/orientthailand2008.htmlwhere I saw Small-clawed Otters and some nice bats
Jon
Massive Numbers Of Critically Endangered Western Lowland Gorillas Discovered In Republic Of Congo
August 7, 2008(August 6, 2008) — The world’s population of critically endangered western lowland gorillas recently received a huge boost when the Wildlife Conservation Society released a census showing massive numbers of these secretive great apes alive and well in the Republic of Congo. … > full story
Alaska Trip ‘08
August 3, 2008I spent the last couple weeks of July visiting my brother in Talkeetna, Alaska. It was rainy most of the time and we were between salmon runs so it was more of a drinking trip than anything else. I did see a few mammals about and we made two short trips were we had good [...]
