The vaquita gets caught in the Fish Fight
This is the first in a series of blogs written by George Tyson, a graduate journalist with a keen interest in conservation. As the…
EDGE Fellows visit London
Last week two EDGE Fellows, Werner Conradie and Saman Gamage visited London to speak at the Zoological Society of London’s Communicating Science event: “Life…
EDGE is Four Years Old!
This week sees the 4th anniversary of the launch of the EDGE of Existence programme! To celebrate, Carly the programme manager, made a special…
New Colony of Mediterranean Monk Seals Found
A new colony of EDGE mammal number 25 the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) has been found in a remote, secret location in Greece….
A New Year Ahead
As 2010 comes to a close, Jose Nunez-Mino has written a summary of the excellent work he and his team have achieved this year…
Co-dependent EDGE Mammals
Sometimes the most unlikely benefits result from the relationships between animals and their environment. Nemo famously demonstrated the mutual relationship between clown fish and…
Update on The Last Survivors Project
Dr. Jose Nunez-Mino has sent an update on the progress of The Last Survivors project in the Dominican Republic and its work to enable…
New EDGE Mammal list revealed today!
The new EDGE mammals list has arrived! Latest research reveals a staggering 49 new species on the EDGE of Existence. New entries to…
Chacoan peccary is IUCN Species of the Day!
EDGE mammal number 67 the Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is today’s IUCN Species of the day! The Chacoan peccary is a large pig-like…
The Last Survivors
Hello! My name is Dr Becky Coe, I have been working for ZSL London Zoo as an Education Officer for the past three and…
Elusive elephant-shrew found in African forest
When Kenyan EDGE Fellow Grace Wambui was awarded an EDGE Fellowship to study the golden-rumped elephant-shrew, she had little idea that she would discover…
New Areas to Explore in DR
Joe Nunez-Mino: An update on all our activities is long overdue, apologies to everyone following our progress. While I have been away in the…
Loris in the limelight!
A massive occupancy monitoring programme has been initiated over the past 18 months to assess the persistence of lorises in over 100 of the…
Golden-rumped creature is Species of the Day!
EDGE mammal number 46, the remarkable golden-rumped elephant-shrew, is the Species of the Day! Elephant-shrews (or sengi’s) are so-named because they have long, flexible…