ARKive’s Top 10 EDGE species
Do you know your solenodon from your numbat? Here at ARKive we have a soft spot for the weird and wonderful and want to…
Species of the week: Mountain Pygmy Possum
Cute but tough, the mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) is a highly unusual marsupial and the largest of Australia’s five pygmy possums. Unlike most…
Calling all Toad Enthusiasts
A fundraising evening chaired by Mike Dilger from BBC’s One Show and Peter Firmin creator of Bagpuss. Join EDGE and Froglife on Friday September 30th to enjoy…
The world’s frogs saved by water fleas?
Of all animal classes, it is the amphibians that face the greatest risk to imminent extinction. Why? Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. This virulent fungal disease is…
Species of the Week: Elegance coral
Elegant by name and nature, this spectacular coral can catch small prey with its tentacles. Elegance coral (Catalaphyllia jardinae) is characterized by green tentacles…
Back and ready to go
After visiting friends and family back in the United Kingdom I am now back in the sunny Caribbean. Actually it’s not been that sunny…
A more robust EDGE
Last week a new paper was published by researchers at ZSL which included a new EDGE mammals list. The list is the result of…
Species of the Week: Taylor’s Salamander
Taylor’s salamander (Ambystoma taylori)like many other amphibians defies limits. This salamander has specialised for life in salty water. It can only be found in…
Species of the Week: Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus)
A unique distinctive feature of tapirs is their short gripping trunk, which truly is an extended prehensile nose and upper lip. It allows a…
I’m leaving on a jetplane, don’t know when I’ll be back again
Time flies. 3 weeks seems like just 3 days ago. We were transferred to the bigger boat by Papalo, the same boat that took…
EDGE Fellow to the Rescue
Clauidio Soto Azat EDGE fellow in the Darwin’s frog Project and Researcher at the Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) lead a rescue operation of four…
Species of the Week: Archey’s Frog
This frog is often described as a “living fossil” since it is almost indistinguishable from the fossilised remains of frogs that lived 150 million…
And the course comes to an end
The first EDGE Coral Reefs training course has been completed, and I gained a lot of information and new knowledge from it. The course participants were from the coral triangle region and the…
Knowing what you are talking about
“So Grace, what is mutualism?” All eyes turned to me as Dave Smith, director of Operation Wallacea and head scientist of the Coral Reef…