Destructive Fishing
Following on from our ‘introduction to corals‘ blog, I will continue to delve into their watery world, today approaching just some of the ways…
EDGE Fellow Grace visits ZSL!
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to visit ZSL London, and it really was a trip worth my while. Prior to my visit,…
Pondering pangolins in Nepal
In August 2012, I helped to organize a one day, national level workshop focusing on Chinese pangolin conservation in Nepal. The main objective of…
Collaring the rarest in the region
Following on from Ali’s blog last week… In February 2012, I made a request to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to fit GPS collars on 10…
A Safe Haven For The World’s Most Endangered Antelope
It’s official! The first hirola sanctuary in the world is up and running in Ijara, marking a significant step towards the recovery of arguably…
The First International Olm Workshop!
Since the Croatian Herpetological Society started the olm conservation project “PROTEUS” in 2011, we have hosted several very important meetings and round-table discussions within…
A New EDGE Coral Reef Fellow: Grace Quiton
I’m Grace Quiton, an EDGE Fellow conducting a project on EDGE corals in Silago and Hinunangan municipalities in Southern Leyte, Philippines. Some people say…
Introducing EDGE Fellow Ambika Khatiwada
My name is Ambika, I am from Nepal and my EDGE Fellowship focuses on studying the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) in the eastern Himalayas,…
EDGE Coral Fellow Ditto Visits London
Ditto dela Rosa is our EDGE Corals Fellow, who works with local governments, academia, community-based organizations and NGOs in the Philippines. One of his…
Camera Traps Find New Locations of Short-tailed Chinchillas in Chile
Scientists have documented the presence of the short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) EDGE mammal number 53, in two new areas of the Atacama region of…
Sunda Pangolin Project Update from Vietnam
A previous blog and video introduced our Fellow Tran Quang Phuong who is working as part of the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program (CPCP)…
IUCN-SSC Pangolin Specialist Group is Formed as Illegal Trade Increases
There is no doubt that the eastern traditional medicinal market is booming: demand for animal products across Asia is on the rise. Tiger bones,…
Species of the Week: Table Mountain Ghost Frog
The Table Mountain ghost frog (or Rose’s ghost frog – Heleophrynidae rosei) is a focal EDGE amphibian, and is named so because it is…
International Women’s Day: Women on the EDGE
All around the world, women have long played a leading role in environmental protection and conservation. Among the earliest conservationists was Harriet Hemenway, who…