Blue-eyed Ground-dove – the comeback of a species presumed extinct for 75 years!
Guest blog by Alice Reisfeld, Project Manager at SAVE Brasil Until 2015, the Blue-eyed Ground-dove (Columbina cyanopis) was thought to be extinct. After 75…
A Conservation Tools course with a twist
As with many people around the world, EDGE have had to change the way we conduct training, and the 2021 Tools Course was no…
International Women’s Day 2021: women in conservation
Introduction from Olivia Couchman The theme of International Women’s Day 2021 is to ‘choose to challenge’. With challenge comes change, and women are pushing…
Black History Month: perspectives on modern conservation
There is perhaps no better time than Black History Month to not only celebrate and highlight the amazing work of black conservationists, but also…
Unveiling a cute primate behind the puffy clouds of Meghalaya
by Adrian Lyngdoh (2019 cohort) For a moment when I pause my life today, I find myself in the midst of the hospitable…
Human activities threaten billions of years of unique evolutionary history
Natural ecosystems across planet Earth are experiencing unprecedented losses of biodiversity due to human activities, yet the distribution and intensity of these activities are…
Impact of Covid-19 on conservation – update from Colombia
To understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on field conservation we spoke to Liliana, a Segré-EDGE Fellow from Colombia. For the past two-years…
A nocturnal primate only found in Madagascar
By Rotsinomena Andriamisedra, EDGE Fellow 2020 Lemurs can be found nowhere else in the world. Madagascar is the only country in the world where…
The bulbous and bizarre living fossil
By Sandeep Das, EDGE Hero Awardee After my first glimpse of a bulbous and bizarre looking living fossil in a fish tank, I returned…
Introducing the third cohort of National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE Fellows
The National Geographic Society and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) are pleased to announce the third cohort of National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE…
Surviving the Anthropocene: Primates in human-modified landscapes
Guest post by Luis Verde Arregoitia and Carmen Galán Acedo Human activities are transforming natural landscapes worldwide. These changes in land use push some…
Meet our EDBE Expedition team
The Erasmus Darwin Barlow Fund aims to give conservationists of the future new skills and experiences, by funding two places each year to join…
Meet our New Amphibian Fellows
Madhushri Mudke and Rajkumar K P are our newest Segré EDGE amphibian Fellows, based in the Western Ghats of India they are working to…
Meet our First Ever Shark and Ray Fellows
Muhammad Ichsan and Alifa Haque are our first ever Shark & Ray Fellows who are working to protect the pelagic thresher shark in Indonesia…