Never had a reaction to any interview clip quite like this one.

“This was a dream come true to see this animal,” one expert told Mongabay, since such sightings top the wishlists of mammal enthusiasts around the world: bit.ly/3nHEv60

This is a brilliant thread. I keep talking to people losing their minds battling CHIEF etc. But read the papers? Hardly a word, which is as the govt wants it. Let’s see if weeks 3 or 4 the strains (which are real) cut through. 1/

BREAKING: The UK now has the highest covid death rate in the world. A horrifying, heart-breaking, appalling fact that shames our country & our Govt.

Philippine pangolins, found only in the island province of Palawan, are among the most heavily trafficked mammals in the world, with nearly 7,000 seized from traffickers between 2018 and 2019. But unlike other pangolin species, the Philippine pangolin m... bit.ly/3ck6Qxa

Nature is our most precious asset – we must all act now to save it wef.ch/3tjNYo0 HM Treasury @10downingstreet The Royal Society

Scientists have discovered a new species of chameleon in a patch of rainforest in northern Madagascar. This so-called nano-chameleon is about the size of a sunflower seed, fits on the tip of a finger, and may be the smallest reptile on Earth. Via @natgeo nationalgeographic.com/animals/2021/0…

Mega mammal alert 👇

Next time someone argues that the private sector are more efficient than the public, have them call Bank of America customer service and then ask for their opinion. Yikes. Bank of America Help

What a gorgeous fella! Must have been amazing to see him out and about. 😍

Latest sighting from Land of the Leopard National Park, Russia Amur #leopard-s in Russia has grown to around 100 from 35.

Going full mammal nerd now: a quest to see all the chipmunk species. And yes, there is more than one chipmunk species (25, in fact). #mammalwatching blog.nature.org/science/2021/0…

Thanks to the efforts of Garamba National Park’s rangers, 2020 was the first full year in decades where not one poached elephant carcass was recorded. 🐘💚

Lovely stuff in The Economist on virtual working: 'on Zoom faces appear as big as if the two of you were standing 50cm apart. At such proximity the brain is hard-wired to expect either a punch or a kiss.'

There are 6387 species of mammals on Earth. 6386 of them are doing a pretty good job at not wrecking the planet for the others. It is not too late to make a difference. #EarthDay Emperor Tamarin, Peru. instagram.com/p/CN6EgzGgcBQ/…

Of all camouflaged animals, this might be the most invisible I’ve ever (eventually) seen.

Caucasus mountains in the Georgia/Russia border at Europe’s highest village.

Over 13M people go whale watching yearly in +100 countries in an industry valued at around $2 bn. Ahead of #WorldWildlifeDay, meet UN Development's Jon Hall from Human Development who with Re:wild has redesigned the largest mammalwatcher’s forum. #ForNature, here is more: go.undp.org/c2dR

“The more time you spend observing nature, the more you begin to understand how complex and wonderful it is and how quickly that can be lost.” This #BiodiversityDay, meet our Jon Hall, an economist and avid mammal watcher, who shares why we need to take action #ForNature.