A coral conservation revolution that is shaping the future of the Bahamas
The month of July marked the 40th year of independence for the Bahamas and although I am too young to be one of those…
Field survey workshop for the Chinese giant salamander in Fanjingshan
Guest Blog: EDGE Fellow Lv Jingcai talks about a recent workshop for the Chinese giant salamander held in China The field survey workshop of…
A brutal killer of the Chinese giant salamander
Zhou Feng’s EDGE Fellowship project focuses on diagnosing pathogens that threaten the Chinese giant salamander. In her latest blog, she tell us about the…
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…
Giant salamander conservation in China
Meet Fang Yan and Lv Jingcai, two EDGE Fellows who will be researching the Chinese giant salamander (CGS) in their home country of China….
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…
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…
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,…
Introducing EDGE Fellow Zhou Feng
My name is Zhou Feng and I come from Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. I am really looking forward to starting my EDGE Fellowship and…
Destructive Fishing
Following on from our ‘introduction to corals‘ blog, I will continue to delve into their watery world, today approaching just some of the ways…
Species of the Week: Amazonian Manatee
The sirenians (manatees and dugongs) belong to an ancient and incredibly diverse family known as the Afrotheria: other members include aardvarks, elephants and elephant…
Species of the Week: Granular Salamander
The granular salamander (Ambystoma granulosum) is a very unusual EDGE species. Belonging to the Ambystomatidae (or “mole salamander”) family, which diverged from all other…
Gabby Wild Does it for the Giant Salamander
Over the past month of May, Gabby Wild has been a busy bee. In conjunction with EDGE she launched her campaign to save the…
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…