Long-lost EDGE Species Rediscovered After 40 Years
The Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat (Crateromys australis) has been rediscovered in the wild after nearly 40 years in hiding. With a body size…
Researching the Ganges River Dolphin in Bangladesh: a PhD to remember!
The Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is not your conventional ‘Flipper’: they are virtually blind and live in murky rivers; they aren’t particularly social…
Species of the Week: New Zealand Greater Short-Tailed Bat
The New Zealand greater short-tailed bat (Mystacina robusta) has been described as ‘the bat family’s attempt to produce a mouse’, due to their…
Translocation may be the Last Chance for Sumatran Rhinos
Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) are critically endangered. It is estimated that there are only around 200 individuals in highly fragmented populations around Borneo and…
In Search of the Pygmy Three-toed Sloth – Part I – Supplies, Storms & Sebastian
After 13 months of project planning, fund raising and reviewing the available literature, Craig Turner and I were at the stage of actually procuring…
Species of the Week: It’s the Easter Bunny! (also known as the Riverine Rabbit)
EDGE mammal number 10, the riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis), lives in an area of the Karoo Desert in South Africa’s Cape Province that…
Busy Times and Many Visitors – The Last Survivors Project Update
Two months have passed since the last blog and we have been extremely busy during this time. We had a great opportunity to increase…
Tripa: Sumatran Orang-utans versus Palm Oil
On the 26th of March 2012, a huge fire raged across the Tripa peat swamp forests in Aceh, Indonesia, started by the company…
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…
Cryptozoology, Extinction and Recovery: Conservation’s Never-ending Battles
Piercing through the dark fog of pessimistic predictions for conservation’s future, rays of hope are appearing, in the guise of newly discovered species or…
Species of the Week: Bactrian Camel
The only true wild camels that still exist are Bactrian camels (Camelus ferus). This species can survive in one of the most hostile environments…
Aardvarks: The Most Evolutionarily Distinct Mammals
A baby aardvark was born in Antwerpen zoo in Belgium on the 6th of January, called ‘Nuru’, which means ‘light’ in Swahili. It is…
Species of the Week: Veracruz Green Salamander
As it was St Patrick’s Day last saturday, we thought we should pay homage and carry on the ‘green theme’ in our species of…
Passion and Fashion: Gabby’s Going ‘Wild’ for EDGE
Gabby Wagner (aka Gabby Wild) has walked an extraordinary path to get where she is today. Currently a veterinary student at Cornell University in…