Passion for Pillar Coral
Nikita is one of our newest EDGE Fellows. As she explain in this blog, her commitment to the conservation of marine biodiversity in The…
Coral reef threats: Crown-of-thorns starfish
In this latest blog in the threats to corals series, we discuss the crown-of-thorns starfish, a voracious coral predator whose populations can rapidly expand…
Facing Mount Elgon with great optimism
EDGE Fellow Jacob starts his adventure in search of an elusive EDGE amphibian species… I cannot tell the number of times that I have…
The ‘freshwater panda’ of China
The giant panda is loved by people globally. Its characteristic black and white coat and playful nature has made it a firm favourite with…
Combating pangolin trade in Nepal
Greetings friends! I’m pleased to be able to update you with the progress of my Chinese pangolin conservation project here in Nepal. Over the…
Introducing EDGE Fellow Shu Chen
Meet Shu Chen, one of our new EDGE Fellows working on the Chinese giant salamander in her native country of China. In this introductory blog,…
EDGE Fellows celebrate International Women’s Day!
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’d like to introduce one of our newest EDGE Fellows, Sylvanna Antat. Women from across the globe have…
Website diary – My Mongolian adventure
Drinking fermented horses milk, racing alongside camels and being deserted in the world’s fifth largest desert. It might not sound like everyone’s cup of…
Big leap forward in breeding of top EDGE frog
For the first time, New Zealand’s critically endangered Archey’s frog – the world’s most evolutionarily distinct amphibian – has been successfully bred from a…
Ocean Acidification
Known as the ‘other CO2 problem’, ocean acidification is a global phenomenon that is resulting from increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) being absorbed…
World Pangolin Day 2013
Saturday the 16th of February, World Pangolin Day 2013, marks a special date for two of our most charismatic yet most threatened EDGE species….
Our Unknown World
A sound knowledge of the number of species on earth is vital for predicting extinction rates and subsequently for our understanding of conservation and…
World’s rarest antelope GPS collared for first time
The hard work of EDGE Fellow Ali and the plight of the hirola has this week been recognised by the international press as news…
Heat resistant corals: It’s all in the preparation
Following on from our recent blog on the effects of global warming on coral bleaching, there has been an exciting new discovery into just…