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: Table Mountain Ghost Frog
The Table Mountain ghost frog (or Rose’s ghost frog – Heleophrynidae rosei) is a focal EDGE amphibian, and is named so because it is…
Down River in Search of Gharials
We escaped the classroom this weekend and went for a trip down the river. Whilst the trip down the river was wonderfully relaxing, it…
New Sanctuaries for Asian River Dolphins
Earlier this week Bangladesh announced that three areas in the southern Sundarbans mangrove forest will be declared sanctuaries to protect Ganges river dolphins (Platanista…
Species of the Week: Elegance coral
Elegant by name and nature, this spectacular coral can catch small prey with its tentacles. Elegance coral (Catalaphyllia jardinae) is characterized by green tentacles…
Species of the Week: Taylor’s Salamander
Taylor’s salamander (Ambystoma taylori)like many other amphibians defies limits. This salamander has specialised for life in salty water. It can only be found in…
Species of the Week: Dugong (Dugong dugon)
This ever smiling creature may have once inspired mermaid myths. Dugongs are surprisingly more closely related to elephants than to other marine mammals such…
Can Diatoms Help Save Hewitt’s Ghost Frog?
We have recently brought in a new monitoring tool to help devise conservation management actions for Hewitt’s Ghost Frog: a full spectrum diatom analysis…
Five Indus River dolphins found dead in Pakistan
Last month five Indus River dolphins (Platanista gangetica minor) were found dead in Pakistan with three females and a male found at the village…
VIE Marking of Tadpoles
The latest update from EDGE Fellow Werner Conradie. Hewitt’s Ghost Frog (Heleophryne hewitti) was considered critically endangered, with a declining population. This was due…
The Launch of EDGE Coral Reefs!
EDGE launches a brand new conservation project: EDGE Coral Reefs! Scientists have highlighted 32 coral species that are on the EDGE of Existence. Coral…
Ghost Frog vs 2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is here. Everybody is excited and is counting down the days to the kick-off. Will South Africa be able…
At last …. I found one!
Although the origin of the name “Ghost Frog” is unknown, it is believed that it originated because some frogs are found in Skeleton Gorge…
Hewitt’s ghost frog – latest news from the field!
Our EDGE Fellow for the South African ghost frogs, Werner Conradie, has just sent us this fascinating account of how frog calls provide vital…