Continued progress…
Back in the UK you have been experiencing the arrival of spring, here on the Island of Hispaniola we are still waiting for our…
Ghost Frog vs 2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is here. Everybody is excited and is counting down the days to the kick-off. Will South Africa be able…
Progress with determining threats to Darwin's frogs
In the last year, EDGE Fellow for the conservation of Darwin’s frogs, wildlife veterinarian, Claudio Soto, has undertaken several activities in order to know…
'Dzud' hits Mongolian wildlife
This year, Mongolia is affected by a “dzud”, a natural disaster consisting of a summer drought, followed by heavy snowfall with extreme cold temperatures….
Mnt. Mulanje EDGE species
Mount Mulanje is one of the highest mountains in central and southern Africa. This mountain is situated in southern Malawi and rises to a…
Adventures and Challenges
JOE NUNEZ: As always, we have been pretty busy since our last blog posting. Pedro will tell you all about our latest rounds of…
Mouth-brooding frog is Species of the Day!
Today’s Species of the Day is the Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii). This is one of our EDGE amphibian focal species, along with its only…
EDGE Fellow set to spend a month in London
Uuganbadrakh Oyunkhishig, EDGE Fellow, has recently arrived in the UK, and will be working with ZSL for the next month on an internship scheme…
Sagalla Forest Inventory
Forest Inventory and data collection in Sagalla Forest was done in the month of November 2009. Method The field plots were of size 50…
The work carries on…
I simply can’t write this blog without mentioning the devastating earthquake that hit Hispaniola on the 12 of January 2010; it was felt throughout…
Pygmy hippo is IUCN's Species of the Day
The pygmy hippopotamus is today featured as the IUCN Red List ‘Species of the Day’, which is running throughout 2010 to mark the International…
Hirola plans for 2010
Hirola monitoring is still on as usual despite challenges here and there. However, this will not make us not to achieve what we want…
Haitian EDGE Fellow urges us to help Haiti
Regular readers of our blog will be aware that EDGE has supported Osé Pauléus in Haiti on a project to help conserve the solenodon….
Benefits for communities and caecilians
I, James Mwang’ombe, am Dorine’s local supervisor and the Head of the Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum. The Sagalla Caecilian conservation project is one of…