Conflict in Virunga National Park
Sadly this week there has been yet more trouble in Virunga National Park. Home to over half of the world’s remaining mountain gorilla 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…
New EDGE Fellow
Hi I’m John Konie, I currently work as a Biologist for the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), in Liberia. Recently I have been given a…
Co-ordinator's blog
Apologies to those of you who are waiting patiently for the next instalment of the Attenborough’s echidna blog. Our intrepid blogger, Jonathan is currently…
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…
More mountain gorillas killed in Virunga
We were shocked to hear last week that more mountain gorillas have been shot dead in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of…
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…
Search for Attenborough’s echidna (Part 3)
Just before landing, one of the passengers, named Mr Paulus Ormuseray told me that he had seen an echidna at about 200m elevation in…
Co-ordinator’s blog
It’s a sad but true fact of life that much of a conservationist’s time is spent applying for funding. This week Sam has been…
Baby mammoth discovery
Source: BBC News Online A baby mammoth unearthed in the permafrost of north-west Siberia could be the best preserved specimen of its type, scientists…