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,…
A New Book Highlights that “Life is Good” for Conservation
The Sumatran rhino (EDGE species #9), the Hispaniolan solenodon (#7), and the pygmy hippo (#28) all star in a new book of essays by…
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…
A Month in the Life of EDGE Fellow Maria Copa
My name is María Copa Alvaro. I’m from Bolivia and I’ve been an EDGE Fellow studying the short-tailed chinchilla in Bolivia since early…
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…
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…
Busy Times and Many Visitors – The Last Survivors Project Update
Two months have passed since the last blog and we have been extremely busy during this time. We had a great opportunity to increase…
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…
Cryptozoology, Extinction and Recovery: Conservation’s Never-ending Battles
Piercing through the dark fog of pessimistic predictions for conservation’s future, rays of hope are appearing, in the guise of newly discovered species or…
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…