Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife Extra. The small herd, consisting of just eight animals (one male, five females and two calves) will now be allowed to roam unhindered in the Rothaar Mountains as their ancestors did long ago.
Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0418-hance-wisent-germany.html
Jon
A new study argues for treating endangered Sumatran populations in Borneo and Sumatra as “a single conservation unit”, lending academic support to a controversial proposal to move wild rhinos from Malaysia to Indonesia.
Jon
1. Apparently, a breeding area of pygmy right whales has been located: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2013.769903#.UZRqEsqNDbQ
2. There is a nice listserve called Marmam where interesting topics like the one above come up sometimes: https://lists.uvic.ca/pipermail/marmam/
3. I might be able to organize a July pelagic trip to the dropoff area south of Mississippi Delta. The price would be around $100-150. The area is not Beagle Channel and there might be nothing to see at all, but over the years people have recorded some really cool stuff including all species of sperm whales, huge herds of short-finned pilot whales, all spp. of Stenella, Bryde’s whales, beaked whales, etc. Would anybody be interested?
Vladimir Dinets
I’m heading on a camping/hiking trip to some cultural sites in New Mexico and Colorado next week: Chaco, Mesa Verde, Bandelier National Monument and the Santa Fe area. Are there any good mammal sites nearby?
I see Vladimir saw a lot of rodents in the Chaco area, at the campsite. Any camping area in particular? We will be camping there. Any tips appreciated.
Cheers,Matt
Can anyone help with the ID of this bat, it was taken in Monterey in January. It is a largish bat with characteristic wing markings. My field guides don’t really help me, so any help appreciated
Thanks
Mark
Hi all
I am planning to go to Sri Lanka later this year. Do you know any good places to see Grey Slender Lories and Red Slender Lories?
Your help would be very much appreciated!
All the best
Tobi
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.
