Last chance for Haiti’s solenodons
The Tiburon Peninsula (named after the Spanish word for shark) stretches out from southern Haiti westward towards Cuba. The word ‘Haiti’ means ‘mountain’ in…
Conservation update
The EDGE team is getting ready to put theory into practice, with our forthcoming research and conservation expeditions. Thanks to your generous donations we…
EDGE methods paper published!
At last week’s ZSL Scientific Meeting, “Saving Species on the EDGE: From Theory to Practice”, Nick Isaac and Arne Mooers discussed for the first…
Seychelles sheath-tailed bat
Dr Justin Gerlach is working with the Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles to conserve the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (Coleura seychellensis), ranked 25th on the EDGE…
Carly’s blog
I have been working as the EDGE Programme Co-ordinator at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) since July 2005. Prior to this I worked…
ZSL Scientific Meeting
Many of the world’s most evolutionarily distinct species are on the edge of extinction, yet they receive little or no conservation attention. For example,…
EDGE Fellows Blog
Uuganbadrakh, our EDGE Fellow in Mongolia, will be trained to handle the long-eared jerboa by Batsaikhan Nyamsuren, a lecturer and mammal expert of the…
Valentine's day solenodon campaign
Ok, hands up. Who didn’t know what a solenodon was at the beginning of the week? We hope that this peculiar creature has gained…
Desperately seeking solenodon
Of all our focal species for 2007, the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) has received the least attention in support and sponsorship, even though it…
Protected Areas and the pygmy hippopotamus
The EDGE team would like to highlight the work of all individuals and organizations working to conserve EDGE species. Please send information to [email protected]….
The EDGE Community
Your generous donations are enabling us to move forwards with our valuable conservation work. We are now making the first steps towards our goals,…
A week on the EDGE
We’ve had an incredible week here in the EDGE office! Many thanks to everyone who has sent best wishes to the team and emailed us…
Tragedy in Virunga National Park
The EDGE team is deeply saddened by the recent news that two mountain gorillas have been shot dead by rebel forces in the Democratic…
EDGE Fellows Blog
My name is Uuganbadrakh.Ouynkhishig. I am from northern Mongolia. I used to come to capital city Ulaanbaatar to participate school children competitions. In 2002,…