Yuan Lei's interview with herdsmen
Annanba village was chosen as a good site to interview herdsman as this is the only village in the Akesai county that links to,…
Yuan Lei's expedition cont…..
The last blog following Yuan Lei’s expedition of the Aerjin Mountain Reserve in China ended with Yuan and his team stocking up in the…
Yuan Lei's expedition to the Aerjin Mountain Reserve
The EDGE Team have just received news of our Bactrian camel EDGE Fellow Yuan Lei’s expedition to the Heidaban region in the Aerjin Mountain…
Search for Attenborough’s echidna (Part 6)
When I heard the birds of paradise calling I knew it was time to get up. As I stumbled out of my tent it…
Yuan Lei's visit to Gansu
Last month, Yuan Lei’s preparations for his Bactrian camel research were briefly interrupted as he was invited to the Gansu Anxi Extremely Arid Desert…
Search for Attenborough’s echidna (Part 5)
We offered Wandi a place in the tent, but he preferred to sleep by the camp fire. I don’t think he slept much as…
A Step Closer to China's Wild Camels
Yuan Lei is currently preparing to go into the field to begin his research into the main threats facing the wild Bactrian camel population…
Search for Attenborough's echidna (Part 4)
We quickly moved over to inspect what the hunter described as a “Payangko feeding hole”. Immediately the hunters agreed that this is where an…
Hope for the Baiji? New Sighting & Film Footage
Only a few weeks after our research team sadly concluded that the baiji was probably extinct, we have received news that a baiji may…
Can we save the vaquita?
Sam had previously described last year’s six-week Yangtze River survey as one of the most depressing experiences of his life, so it wasn’t easy…
Baiji declared extinct
After more than 20 million years on the planet it looks as if we have now lost the Yangtze River dolphin or baiji forever. The…
Radio collaring wild camels
Adiya was involved in a UNDP / GEF funded project “Conservation of the Great Gobi Ecosystem and its Endangered Species” earlier this year. His…
Preparing for action
Uuganbadrakh recently took part in a community conservation project in preparation for the community aspect of his fellowship project. He participated through the Zoological…
A Zookeeper in Mongolia (Part 3)
This is the final installment of Oliver Duprey’s expedition to the Zakhyn Us wild camel captive breeding centre in Mongolia. Ollie cares for camels…