The next stop on our journey across the tree of life will be the EDGE Birds.  Unusual and threatened species such as the Philippine monkey-eating eagle (one of the largest, rarest and most powerful birds in the world), the maleo (which uses geothermal energy to incubate its eggs) and the California condor will be flying onto the website in 2009.

Birds are threatened by habitat destruction, over-collection for the pet trade and food market, disease, climate change and introduced species.  Find out which species are most at risk and what you can do to help protect them by visiting the website next year. More information on birds can be found on the Birdlife International website.

We also aim to develop conservation programmes for EDGE fish, reptiles, and various plant groups in the near future. For more information on conserving threatened plants and fungi visit the website of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.