In search of the world’s least-known crocodile
The morning had been a blur of breakfast, last minute packing and passport checks, so it wasn’t until my tube finally trundled into Heathrow…
The last of its kind: bringing the boa back from the EDGE
Once upon a time on an island in the Indian Ocean named Mauritius, there were two unique species of snakes belonging to the Bolyeridae…
FREE conservation courses are now online!
Interested in learning more about wildlife conservation? Take our FREE online courses now! ZSL’s EDGE of Existence Programme, in partnership with United for Wildlife,…
EDGE Fellows visit London!
This September, the EDGE of Existence team are looking forward to hosting 7 EDGE Fellows from our 2015-2017 cohort. They will attend a two…
In Search of an Elusive Echidna
Paul Barnes is a fresh-faced PhD student from the Institute of Zoology. He is passionate, well-spoken and has devoted himself to what some people…
Salamanders on the EDGE: building conservation networks for amphibians in Mexico (Part 2/2)
Four hours and 250km later, in Puebla State, we arrive at Laguna Alchichica, Alfredo’s field site. Set in a landscape that has turned from…
Salamanders on the EDGE: building conservation networks for amphibians in Mexico (Part 1/2)
I am standing on a narrow isthmus of land, essentially a dirt track running on top of a levee. On my right is…
Fellows to Attend Leadership Training in London
Come the fall, London will experience an amazing invasion of endangered species (researchers) when the EDGE fellows come to town! This September, nine EDGE…
Life on the EDGE: May-June 2015
Welcome to Life on the EDGE, our monthly blog featuring news about our projects, fellows, species, and all other things EDGE. This is our…
A Promising Beginning: the first trip to Alchichica
A few weeks ago we started the field work for the Taylor’s Salamander Project in Alchichica. Chris Michaels from ZSL visited the project and…
Lessons Learned from a Lost Manatee
Currently we are at the end of the first year of our project titled Assessing the distribution and threats on the West African manatee…
Mt. Mingan: The Philippine Eagle conservation hub of Sierra Madre
From Luzon to Mindanao the Philippine Eagle will be highlighted by various NGOs and conservation efforts from June 4-10 for Philippine Eagle Week. Which…
Of Pygmy Sloths and Local Communities
Two years have passed since my first encounter with a female pygmy sloth and her baby on Escudo de Veraguas Island. With so little…
What a Wonderful World
Blind salamanders, paternal toads, scaly anteaters, fiery-coloured cats. There can be no doubt that we live in a world of wonders, of beauty…