Plight of the pangolin: all eight species to move up EDGE list
The pangolin is literally being eaten out of existence according to the latest IUCN Red List update which shows that all eight species are…
Species rediscovered after more than 120 years
Last month a research team from the University of Queensland rediscovered the New Guinea big-eared bat (Pharotis Imogene), EDGE Mammal #32, a species that…
Introducing EDGE fellow Diana Renaud
A group of granitic islands laid across the Indian Ocean is the home of 12 EDGE species and have been recognized as an EDGE…
Pangolin rehabilitation and release update
Populations of the Sunda Pangolin, found in South East Asia, suffer severely at the hands of the illegal wildlife trade. Hunted for their meat…
The Preliminary CEPA Campaigns towards Chinese Giant Salamanders Were Conducted in Kunming, Yunnan, China
by Becky Shu Chen (IoZ, ZSL) The Darwin Initiative Project entitled “A sustainable future for Chinese giant salamanders” includes a strong Communication, Education and…
EDGE fellow recognised by American Society of Mammalogists
EDGE fellow Abdullahi Hussein Ali has recently been recognised by the American Society of Mammalogists for his work on the in Kenya. He has…
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…
A small population of Chinese Giant Salamander found in Guangxi province
Following Lv Jingcai’s recent blog about the Chinese giant salamander EDGE fellow Yan Fang has written a quick update from the project in China….
New EDGE mammal arrives at London Zoo
ZSL has recently welcomed a new arrival to London Zoo. Whilst this may be a regular occurrence in a zoo with thousands of animals,…
Giving pangolins a voice
EDGE Programme Manager, Carly Waterman, and EDGE Fellow, Ambika Khatiwada, attended the recent IUCN-SSC Pangolin Specialist Group Conservation Conference in Singapore. The conference provided…
Rare mouth brooding frog could possibly be extinct
Former EDGE fellow Claudio Soto-Azat has recently published a paper on the conservation of Darwin’s frogs, which includes the northern Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma rufum)…
Conservation of Pangolins given hope at inaugural ‘Scaling up Pangolin Conservation’ conference
Today (24th June) marks the start of the first ever global Pangolin conference organised by the IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group and Wildlife Reserves Singapore….
Deadly fungus found in caecilians
As explained in this blog post from 2011 chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is one of the primary reasons that amphibians face the greatest risk…
ZSL win £500,000 Google global impact grant
On Monday (3rd June) ZSL won a £500,000 grant from Google’s global impact awards to deploy next generation cameras to stop the poaching of…