Fossa is Species of the Day
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a unique carnivore, endemic to Madagascar, is EDGE Mammal number 43, and is today’s IUCN Species of the Day….
Solenodon is Species of the Day!
I don’t know how but the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) figured out that it is my birthday today (17th June)…
Bumblebee bat is Species of the Day
The smallest mammal in the world is EDGE Mammal number 49 and is today’s Species of the Day. This tiny bat weighs less than…
Forgotten species featured in fashion collection
Four top priority EDGE species have been highlighted in a unique fashion collection, Simply Rare, which features the long-beaked echidna, slender loris, saiga antelope,…
Extraordinary saiga is Species of the Day
The saiga (Saiga tatarica) is EDGE mammal conservation priority number 62, and is today’s IUCN Species of the Day. This extraordinary-looking antelope is found…
Last Survivors – special edition solenodon blog
We were not expecting to write another blog until mid June but there is lots of exciting news that we want to share with…
Rhino poaching: A global phenomenon
Five eastern black rhinoceroses have recently been airlifted from the South African conservancy in which they were raised to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Reserve. They…
Species of the Day – Maned three-toed sloth
The maned three-toed sloth (Bradypus torquatus) is EDGE mammal conservation priority number 63, and is also today’s IUCN Species of the Day. Named after…
New borns sighted in hirola groups
It has been long since updates are sent for the blog readers. All is well for hirola monitoring. A population is thought to increase…
World's rarest rhino killed in Vietnam
One of the few remaining Javan rhinos was killed by poachers in Vietnam last month, it has been revealed; with fewer than 60 individuals…
Continued progress…
Back in the UK you have been experiencing the arrival of spring, here on the Island of Hispaniola we are still waiting for our…
African Elephant is IUCN Species of the Day
The African elephant is extremely intelligent, highly adaptable, and exhibits remarkable social cohesion. This species is also the IUCN Species of the Day and…
EDGE Fellow set to spend a month in London
Uuganbadrakh Oyunkhishig, EDGE Fellow, has recently arrived in the UK, and will be working with ZSL for the next month on an internship scheme…
Grévy’s zebra is IUCN Species of the Day
Grévy’s zebra (Equus grevyi), ranked 82nd out of all mammals as an EDGE conservation priority, is today’s IUCN Species of the Day. The largest…