Hunting for the baby fish
A team of experts from ZSL recently visited our Chinese giant salamander project in China. Head of ZSL’s herpetology department Ben Tapley has written…
Chinese giant salamander conservation: engagement and questionnaires survey in Xi’an
This August we held a Chinese Giant Salamander event in Xi’an this was to raise publicity for the species as well as carry out…
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…
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…
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….
A flying start to saving pygmy three-toed sloths
EDGE Fellow Diorene isn’t afraid to wade up to her chest in search of a sloth! Read her latest blog about her adventures in Panama:…
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…
Returning to the wild!
It’s a very exciting time in Vietnam! After being confiscated from the wildlife trade in 2010, the first of the Sunda pangolins held at…
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…