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MAMMALMAP NEWSLETTER
Vol. 1 Issue 2
This carnivore is the first mammal species discovered in the Americas in 35 years. The olinguito is found in Ecuador and although the animal has been seen previously by humans, they have been mistakenly identified as olingos. Olinguitos are arboreal mammals that feed on fruits, nectar and insects. They are primarily active at night. Their preference for misty high elevation habitats have kept them safely off the radaruntil now.
MammalMAP
Putting Africas mammals on the map
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US: E-mail: mammalmap@gmail.com or visit our blog at mammalmap.blog.com Postal address: Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town An olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) Photograph by Mark Gurney
Vol. 1 Issue 2
How did you find out about MammalMAP? I blame a very cool old professor and one of the "MammalMAP girls for introducing me to the awesome project! Where did your passion for animals come from? My Parents worked for nature conservation in Namibia, and I have spent my days as a young child in the regions of Northern Namibia, so it is very much "in my blood". What is your favourite mammal? Very tough question... Lions would be my favourite of the "big and hairies", but generally, I appreciate and admire all mammals. (Excluding the Honey badger that raided my dustbins again last night...) Why do you think MammalMAP is important? It is different from many projects that I have followed in the past, and even been part of. Generally, with research projects, the results and data is usually very difficult to obtain, and many projects have been running for years without any real outcomes, not to mention the new trends of "research projects" which are in fact just volunteer based businesses, and have very little practical research value. The VM however, (which includes MammalMAP) in its simplest form, is a foundation of what the future of research should be looking like, with data that is not anyone's in particular, but rather everyone's combined contribution. Where valuable information can originate that is useful (and practical) in conservation efforts, stored in a database which is open to scientists, researchers and even general public, and not ending up on a hard drive somewhere to be forgotten about. The potential for smaller "sub-projects" which can utilize the data received and catalogued by the Virtual Museums is phenomenal, and this project in my opinion, will form the foundation for further mammal studies within Africa. Do you have any tips for potential MammalMAPPERS out there? Yes, upload your first 20 records in one sitting! Sit down, and upload upload upload! Work out which programs to use to make the upload process as quick and easy as possible, but once you find the right routine, it's easy! Secondly, dont worry about the photo quality or species! It's not a photographic competition, it's a research project! As long as it is identifiable, it's good to be submitted! If you have 5 mammal photos, or 50000, they are useless to science, conservation or research when sitting on a backup DVD somewhere on your shelf, or in a folder on your computer... make them count!
September 2013
Vol. 1 Issue 2
This pie chart indicates which animal has the most records on MammalMAP. Proving to be the Top Cat, the animal with the most overall records is the mighty leopard.
Thanks to our MammalMAPPERS, the Order Carnivora became the top mammal order by the end of last month.
September 2013
Vol. 1 Issue 2
This map shows the geographical spread of ALL the mammal distribution records submitted to the database since MammalMAPs inception. Even though we are focusing on Afrotherians in South Africa this month, dont forget that we are looking for records of any and all mammals across the whole of Africa, and from both inside and outside of protected areas. Remember to submit photographs along with your mammal records if possible, as this is the only way we can verify the species IDs of the records in our database.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US: E-mail: mammalmap@gmail.com or visit our blog at mammalmap.blog.com Postal address: Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town