Species of the Week: Vaquita
The vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) is Mexico’s only endemic marine mammal. Along with dolphins, porpoises belong to the superfamily Delphinoidea. Now there are six…
Negros Interior Biodiversity Expedition – Part I
The Negros Interior Biodiversity Expedition (NIBE) 2012 saw a team of biodiversity scientists explore the interior of the North Negros Natural Park on Negros…
Tropical Leeches Are the New Heroes of Conservation
The parasitic lifestyle that bloodsucking leeches lead hasn’t seemed to earn them any respect from human beings, until now. Research published last week has…
IUCN-SSC Pangolin Specialist Group is Formed as Illegal Trade Increases
There is no doubt that the eastern traditional medicinal market is booming: demand for animal products across Asia is on the rise. Tiger bones,…
Species of the Week: Dinagat Bushy-tailed Cloud Rat
We decided to focus on this mysterious species this week because for this beautiful bushy-tailed ‘cloud-runner’ rat (Crateromys australis) was recorded the first time…
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…
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: 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…