Author Archives: José Luis Copete

Taming the wild world of mammalian taxonomy with Connor Burgin

The Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World treats and illustrates ALL of the mammals of the world and offers their most recent taxonomic classification, updating everything from orders and families to species and subspecies. We asked Editor Connor J. Burgin about the massive work behind the scenes of this two-volume publication, the major […]

Discover the birds of Malaysia with Chong Leong Puan

Malaysia is one of most ornithologically diverse countries on Earth, and its combination of continental tropical species on the peninsula and those inhabiting north Borneo, makes it one of the most important countries for the conservation of restricted-range species. Thus, the publication of our Birds of Malaysia: Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore, which […]

Bat photography: close-up with Glenn Hoye

Glenn Hoye is the photographer with the most images published in the recently released Volume 9, Bats, of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World. He is an ecological consultant who has been running his own company, Fly By Night Bat Surveys, since 1992, working in the environmental field as a bat expert. He’s […]

As the HMW series crosses the finish line, we look back at its course with Chief Editor Don Wilson

Don E. Wilson is a Chief Editor of the nine volumes of our now-completed Handbook of the Mammals of the World series. He was a good choice for the role, given his long career in the field and his collaboration as author and editor in important works in mammalogy, including the landmark Mammal Species of […]

Exploring the birds of Thailand with Uthai and Wich’yanan

The combined experience and motivation of Uthai Treesucon and Wich’yanan Limparungpatthanakij were the driving forces behind the first title of Lynx’s Field Guides Collection, Birds of Thailand. Published just over a year ago now, it’s a good time to talk to the authors about their work and personal experiences with the book, and also to […]

Want to travel to New Guinea? Come with us off the beaten path with Phil Gregory

Phil Gregory is a well-known tour leader, working for Field Guides Inc. and Sicklebill Safaris, and one of Australia’s foremost birders. He is also one of the most experienced guides for New Guinea, with many tours led there since 1998. Phil is the author of Birds of New Guinea, Winner of the 2017 Whitley Award […]

Behind the scenes in Vietnam: Birding and bookmaking with Richard and Minh

Richard Craik with White-throated Wren-babbler, Vietnam's rarest endemic passerine

We are excited to bring you a DOUBLE interview with the co-authors of Lynx’s field guide Birds of Vietnam, Richard Craik and Lê Quý Minh. Read about how they got their start in birding, their personal experiences creating the Field Guide and their hopes for the future of Vietnam’s avifauna. How did you begin your […]

News from the Batcave with Ilian Velikov

Ilian Velikov is a wildlife artist and the main illustrator of the forthcoming volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series, Volume 9: Bats. Is his current assignment driving him batty? Here is what he had to tell us… When and how did you begin illustrating animals? How did you get hooked? […]

Birding adventures in Indonesia with James Eaton

James Eaton, co-founder and guide for Birdtour Asia and co-author of Lynx’s field guide Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago tells all on birding and books in this one-on-one interview. How did you begin as a South-east Asian birder? After enjoying so many Autumns in the UK with those Eastern Palearctic gems, it made me wanting […]