Greetings, I have started a blog based on the natural history encounters I have here on the Atherton Tablelands. It is not just about birds or mammals. So far...
Hi All, After an extended absence I've rejoined Mammals-aus. Firstly, a short report on the mammals seen on a recent trip to the islands of northern Torres...
Last week I had a quick 36 hour visit to Tasmania to show American friends some birds and mammals. The original plan had been to head for Lake St Clair to...
Hello All, Several years ago when there I was in the North West Thailand, up near the Burma border, I encountered some Elephants that showed considerable ...
Chris Coleborn
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Aug 25, 2008 9:24 pm
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Further to my posting on the Elephants of NW Thailand, the following website may be of interest. ...
Chris Coleborn
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Aug 25, 2008 9:40 pm
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Hi Chris This is all very interesting. I have a Thai friend who is an excellent naturalist and knows a lot of people there. I will pass on your message to him...
Recent trapping of a Desert Mouse (Pseudomys destor) in Sturt NP in western NSW is interestingly similar to Painted Finch in that both have recently "extended"...
Andrew Taylor
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Oct 6, 2008 10:35 pm
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Dear all There is a research project proposal to ARC going around on microbats in Melbourne. It needs funding from 'industry partners' and this can include...
Hi All, A somewhat belated report concerning the cetaceans seen on the annual Ashmore Reef trip that sailed from Broome Western Australia on 20 October and...
"SCIENTISTS say a white possum native to Queensland's Daintree forest has become the first mammal to become extinct due to man-made global warming. ... Prior...
Andrew Taylor
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Dec 2, 2008 10:55 pm
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If anyone is heading for Tasmania and wants to see Tasmanian Devils, I strongly recommend an overnight stay at Mountain Valley near Loongana -...
Hello All, Interesting article & first time video on the Hispaniolan Solenodon - a rare mammal of the Caribbean can be found at: ...
Coleborn
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G'day Chris et al, Thanks for the posting. Reminds me of one time when I was showing a group of tourists some platypus and remarked how it was the only...
Hello All, The UK Telegraph on line carried an photo of an albino Bottlenose Dolphin that is an amazing pink colour. The article can be read and photo viewed...
Coleborn
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Mar 2, 2009 7:57 pm
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Hi all A few pics of a young male Black Wallaroo at Nourlangie Rock taken about midday today. It was surprisingly approachable, they usually slink off over the...
"Forensic testing of fox scats found in Tasmania has revealed DNA from five different foxes. The University of Western Australia has analysed 30 scats, but...
Andrew Taylor
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Mar 15, 2009 8:39 pm
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Last week-end we spent a few days at the light house cottages at Green Cape in Ben Boyd National Park. Green Cape is a magnificently scenic spot halfway...
Kathy and John (home)
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Apr 1, 2009 9:39 am
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I just uploaded a report from Dion Hobcraft who spent 3 weeks in Queensland last winter. He was concentrating on mammals for once, and saw 70 species! The...
Hi All, I see foxes often enough that I don't usually think much of encounters. Yesterday whilst running a field trip for university students on the Mornington...
Hi all, Over the easter holiday I managed an evening spotlighting near the Heathcote-Graytown National Park (central Victoria). I was attempting to locate some...
Hi everyone, We are looking for volunteers for four field trips scheduled for this year (each one roughly two weeks) that will be going to various parts of Qld...
Hi, We have just had 10 days in Broome, primarily to see the waders in breeding plumage, but also at all other things. We were a little surprised at how few a...
Kathy and John (home)
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Apr 24, 2009 11:09 am
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G'day all, put my moth light out last night, then looked up to see this little bat hanging from a brick joint. It was just a little over 50 mm body length. I...
Thanks very much Storm and John, I'm in Maffra, Victoria by the way. The little fellow/lady must have roosted there during the day, and when I switched the...
G'day, A friend of mine recently showed me what looked like masticated pellets of Melaleuca bark, 2x4 centimetres. The site is near Tinaroo Dam on the Atherton...
Greetings, Is anyone of you currently working on sugar gliders and wouldn't mind a film crew looking over your shoulder. Regards, Alan Gillanders Alan's...
In May there were 7 reliable, or very plausible, reports of Echidnas in the City of Bayside (Beaumaris to Brighton on the east of Port Phillip Bay). Despite my...
Hi Michael They are still fairly regular in the Dandenong Creek and Yarra River valleys, and from there odd ones go 'suburban'! My guess is that your bayside...
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