Giant salamander conservation in China
Meet Fang Yan and Lv Jingcai, two EDGE Fellows who will be researching the Chinese giant salamander (CGS) in their home country of China….
Coral reef threats: Crown-of-thorns starfish
In this latest blog in the threats to corals series, we discuss the crown-of-thorns starfish, a voracious coral predator whose populations can rapidly expand…
The ‘freshwater panda’ of China
The giant panda is loved by people globally. Its characteristic black and white coat and playful nature has made it a firm favourite with…
Combating pangolin trade in Nepal
Greetings friends! I’m pleased to be able to update you with the progress of my Chinese pangolin conservation project here in Nepal. Over the…
Introducing EDGE Fellow Shu Chen
Meet Shu Chen, one of our new EDGE Fellows working on the Chinese giant salamander in her native country of China. In this introductory blog,…
Introducing EDGE Fellow Zhou Feng
My name is Zhou Feng and I come from Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. I am really looking forward to starting my EDGE Fellowship and…
Website diary – My Mongolian adventure
Drinking fermented horses milk, racing alongside camels and being deserted in the world’s fifth largest desert. It might not sound like everyone’s cup of…
Big leap forward in breeding of top EDGE frog
For the first time, New Zealand’s critically endangered Archey’s frog – the world’s most evolutionarily distinct amphibian – has been successfully bred from a…
World Pangolin Day 2013
Saturday the 16th of February, World Pangolin Day 2013, marks a special date for two of our most charismatic yet most threatened EDGE species….
World’s rarest antelope GPS collared for first time
The hard work of EDGE Fellow Ali and the plight of the hirola has this week been recognised by the international press as news…
The Species of Attenborough’s Ark
The upcoming release of Sir David Attenborough’s BBC documentary ‘Attenborough’s Ark’ will allow, perhaps for the first time, a massive audience of nature lovers…
Creepy Creatures
The weather is biting and the nights are drawing in, but if that’s not enough to make you shiver then maybe you will be…
Action Plan for the Conservation of Terrestrial Mammals Endemic to Hispaniola (Solenodon paradoxus and Plagiodontia adium)
During the 10th and 11th of October 2012 a large group of people working for the conservation of the Hispaniolan solenodon and Hispanolian hutia…
Pondering pangolins in Nepal
In August 2012, I helped to organize a one day, national level workshop focusing on Chinese pangolin conservation in Nepal. The main objective of…