Impact of Covid-19 on conservation – update from Colombia
To understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on field conservation we spoke to Liliana, a Segré-EDGE Fellow from Colombia. For the past two-years…
The Power of Community – The Volcano Rabbit
Yajaira García is one of our National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE Fellows who is working hard to conserve the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi) in…
Protecting a Tiny Gecko in the Big Wide World
Liliana Saboyá Acosta is one of our Segré EDGE Fellows who is working to protect the Colombian dwarf gecko (Lepidoblepharis miyatai). Alongside her team,…
An Introduction to Cuban Bats
Jose de la Cruz Mora is one of our Segré EDGE Fellows who is working in Cuba to protect his EDGE species – the…
The Challenge of Conserving the Invisible
Eliana Montenegro, a Segré EDGE Fellow, discusses the challenges of conserving the little known Banded Ground-cuckoo and reflects on a recent training course in…
Kakapo on the EDGE: the fight to save the world’s weirdest parrot
Before human settlement, the forests of New Zealand were full of Kakapos, meaning ‘night parrot’ in the Maori language. These bizarre birds are unlike…
Conserving the Shoebill in Uganda – Judith Mirembe
Every bird watcher’s trip starts from Mabamba Swamp, one of the few remaining strongholds of the Shoebill in Uganda. The world is estimated to…
Getting to know the Cebu Flowerpecker – Andrew Ross Reintar
Cebu Island in Central Philippines is one of the most biologically devastated islands in the world and is a priority site for conservation. In…
Between a Thunderstorm and a Purple Frog!
Between a thunderstorm and a purple frog! Arun Kanagavel* and Sethu Parvathy Conservation Research Group, Kochi, Kerala Arun Kanagavel is a former EDGE fellow…
Searching for the Elusive Cuban Solenodon
The Erasmus Darwin Barlow Conservation programme aims to give conservationists of the future new skills and experiences, by funding two places each year to…
ZSL EDGE of Existence expedition in Cuba
The Erasmus Darwin Barlow Conservation programme aims to give conservationists of the future new skills and experiences, by funding two places each year to…
My Mission To Save The Red Ruffed Lemur From Extinction
Madagascar is one of eight `hottest’ biodiversity hotspots countries based on species richness and endemism, (>80%), and on habitat loss (>90%). Yet, it is…
Saving the Northern Giant Mouse Lemur in Madagascar
Being involved in lemur research since 2009, I am really interested in lemur biology and I would like to conduct scientific research that could…
The Search for the Purple Frog
Being a biologist from Kerala in the Western Ghats I am trying to understand and conserve a species of frog that emerges from the…