New Trip Report – South Africa

A first trip report for mammalwatching.com from Jordi Palau

South Africa, 2012: 2.5 weeks & 59 species including Aardvark, Wild Dog, Brown Hyena and Aardwolf.

Jon

Working to save the Silver Dik-Dik

Little is known about the silver dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) population that roams the dense coastal bushlands of eastern Africa, but experts are working to learn more about the mysterious species.
Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0425-avery-silver-dik-dik.html

STOP ELEPHANT SLAUGHTER IN WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Please please sign this petition. This is a fabulous park and what is happening there is a global tragedy.

Emboldened by a change of government, heavily armed Sudanese poachers are slaughtering forest elephants en masse at a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Government of the Central African Republic and its international partners CAN stop the slaughter if they ACT NOW. Please help us push for immediate and sustained action.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/STOP_ELEPHANT_GENOCIDE_IN_WORLD_HERITAGE_SITE_DZANGA_CLEARING_CENTRAL_AFRICAN_REPUBLIC/?pv=10

Galago Identification

Hi…

Can you please have a look a these three and let me know if you agree my id:

The first was taken at Lake Manyara and I have G.Senegalensis and the last two were taken as Shimba Hills and Tsavo East respectively, which I believe are O.garnettii.

Many thanks for your help.

Jason

 

New Trip Report – Central African Republic

An exciting report on Dzanga Sangha from Dominique Brugiere, who in a few days saw some great species (some of which I missed) including Long-tailed Pangolin, Black-fronted, Peter’s, Bay and Yellow-backed Duikers, Congo Clawless Otter, De Brazza’s Monkey and Bongos. Wow. And he got out just before the rebels seized Bangui.

Jon

More on the Striped Bat caught in South Sudan

See the story here – it isn’t a new species but one last caught in 1939

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0410-hance-bat-genus.html

Jon

African Rodent Identification

Hi…

I need to either identify or confirm a few species and Jon has suggested that I post my photographs here in case any of you can help.

The first batch are all African rodents, with 1 to 5 taken in the Bale Mountains, 6 at Ol Pejeta in Kenya, 7 in the Serengeti and 8 in the Simien Mountains.

Thanks in advance for any help that any of you can provide.

Cheers

Jason

Striped like a Skunk – new genus of bat identified in South Sudan

What a funky new bat http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/pp-sla040913.php

jon

New Trip Reports: Spain and Kenya

And another two reports from Ian Loyd,

Kenya, 2011: Ian Loyd, 1 week & 34 species including Leopard, Cheetah and Yellow-winged Bats.

Spain, 2012: Ian Loyd, 2 weeks & 15 species including Iberian Lynx, Eurasian Otter and Iberian Hare.

Jon

Pygmy Right Whale stranded in Namibia

A species I’d dearly love to see….

http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/wildlife/a-close-encounter-with-the-worlds-smallest-whale/

Jon