Happy Christmas everyone, from a a very white Wales. I hope 2010 is ending well for you and that 2011 will be even better and full of exciting mammals of course. I’m looking forward to greeting the new year in Madagascar.
Here’s an image featuring Straw Coloured Fruit Bats that Fiona Reid sent me. Happy Holidays
Jon
I have just uploaded a report of my trip a week ago to Sigiriya in Sri Lanka. We saw what I thought was an impressive 30+ species in 72 hours, 11 of which were lifers for me including Golden Palm Civet, Grey Slender Loris and Rusty-spotted Cat. This was mainly thanks to the excellent guiding from Udi at Bird and Wildlife Team, rather than anything I did.
http://www.mammalwatching.com/Oriental/orientsrilankadec2010report.html
Jon
This is a nice video that Triin Ivandi in Estonia sent me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK3U6u1wtZI
And a little background is here http://natourest.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81:wolf-and-elk-in-track-camera&catid=13:estonian-nature&Itemid=66#comments
Meanwhile I just got back from Sri Lanka where during 72 hours in the field we racked up over 30 species including Grey Slender Loris, Rusty-spotted Cat, Golden Palm Civet and several Painted Bats in flight. The credit for all of this goes to Uditha, my excellent guide. A trip report will follow soon.
Jon
The Southeastern Bat Diversity Network will be doing a bat blitz in North Carolina July 31-August 4, 2011. There is a link for more information on their home page at:
It might take a little schmoozing but it should be possible to visit at the mist net sites and see the bats. One purpose of the blitz is to educate the public and most bat people are happy to share, in my experience.
John
Steve Morgan and Phil Telfer were in Bialoweiza a week ago and saw a Eurasian Lynx. Steve’s report is at the bottom of here
And now I am heading to Sri Lanka to look for Fishing Cats and Golden Palm Civets….
Jon
Two new reports on mammalwatching.com at the bottom of the following pages….
Argentina and Southern Chile 2010: Fiona Reid’s Wildlife Encounters, 2 weeks & 25 species including Puma, Mara, Pichi and Greater Hairy Armadillo.
and
Nepal 2010: Matthew and Maureen Hart, 6 weeks mainly trekking & 17 species including Himalayan Tahr.
Jon
