In search of the mysterious salamander from Alchichica
EDGE Fellow Jose Alfredo Hernández Díaz recounts the highlights from his first three visits to monitor Taylor’s salamander in Lake Alchichica, Mexico… Six months ago,…
WE FOUND IT – EDGE Fellow update from Mea Trenor
It’s a little bit daunting to study a species you have never actually encountered before. When I was compiling my EDGE Fellowship application and…
Why you should know about World Wildlife Conservation Day
World Wildlife Conservation Day Today is a day to learn about the state of the world’s wildlife, conservation programmes, and how you can do…
Life in the Dry Chaco: Micaela Camino, Chacoan peccary EDGE Fellow
Guest blog by Micaela Camino (Chacoan peccary Fellow) I have been working in the forests for so many years now, that it is hard…
Mythical EDGE Species: Part 2
Mythical EDGE Species continued…. The Leviathan (Hebrew) One of the earliest mentions of the Leviathan appears in the Tanakh, where it was described…
Expeditions in unexplored territories of the Philippine King of Birds
An update by J Kahlil B. Panopio, EDGE Philippine Eagle Fellow We still know very little about the expanse of Philippine Eagle territories in…
In Search of an Elusive Echidna
Paul Barnes is a fresh-faced PhD student from the Institute of Zoology. He is passionate, well-spoken and has devoted himself to what some people…
Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea
The Natural History Museum (UK) has asked contributors to their exhibition – Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea – to share their passion…
Salamanders on the EDGE: building conservation networks for amphibians in Mexico (Part 2/2)
Four hours and 250km later, in Puebla State, we arrive at Laguna Alchichica, Alfredo’s field site. Set in a landscape that has turned from…
Salamanders on the EDGE: building conservation networks for amphibians in Mexico (Part 1/2)
I am standing on a narrow isthmus of land, essentially a dirt track running on top of a levee. On my right is…
Fellows to Attend Leadership Training in London
Come the fall, London will experience an amazing invasion of endangered species (researchers) when the EDGE fellows come to town! This September, nine EDGE…
A Promising Beginning: the first trip to Alchichica
A few weeks ago we started the field work for the Taylor’s Salamander Project in Alchichica. Chris Michaels from ZSL visited the project and…
Introducing Mea Trenor, Mistbelt chirping frog EDGE Fellow
“Study nature. Love nature. Stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” I think that pretty much sums up my approach to life….
What a Wonderful World
Blind salamanders, paternal toads, scaly anteaters, fiery-coloured cats. There can be no doubt that we live in a world of wonders, of beauty…