Froggy Went A-Courting
In spring 2014, a very important tadpole hatched from a frog egg at ZSL London Zoo. It was shortly followed by many brothers and…
Discovering feathers in the Philippines
As a fish biologist by training, I am more familiar with scales than feathers, so am slightly daunted by running a workshop for the…
Plight of the pangolin: all eight species to move up EDGE list
The pangolin is literally being eaten out of existence according to the latest IUCN Red List update which shows that all eight species are…
Every cloud has a silver lining
What comes into your mind when you hear of a person determined to go into the wilderness to study an animal s/he has never…
Introducing EDGE fellow: Karla Pelz Serrano
I am Karla Pelz Serrrano, I am a conservation biologist that works in Mexico. Particularly now I am working in central Mexico in the…
Introducing EDGE fellow Diana Renaud
A group of granitic islands laid across the Indian Ocean is the home of 12 EDGE species and have been recognized as an EDGE…
New EDGE mammal arrives at London Zoo
ZSL has recently welcomed a new arrival to London Zoo. Whilst this may be a regular occurrence in a zoo with thousands of animals,…
Conservation of Pangolins given hope at inaugural ‘Scaling up Pangolin Conservation’ conference
Today (24th June) marks the start of the first ever global Pangolin conference organised by the IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group and Wildlife Reserves Singapore….
A flying start to saving pygmy three-toed sloths
EDGE Fellow Diorene isn’t afraid to wade up to her chest in search of a sloth! Read her latest blog about her adventures in Panama:…
ZSL win £500,000 Google global impact grant
On Monday (3rd June) ZSL won a £500,000 grant from Google’s global impact awards to deploy next generation cameras to stop the poaching of…
EDGE Zones – EDGE species mapped for the first time
Since its inception the EDGE of Existence programme has been identifying the top EDGE species in a number of taxonomic classes and has begun…
Returning to the wild!
It’s a very exciting time in Vietnam! After being confiscated from the wildlife trade in 2010, the first of the Sunda pangolins held at…
Protecting Colombia’s Critically Endangered
My whole life I’ve dreamed of venturing into the forests and wild places of my country of Colombia. Now, a childhood dream has become…
Turning a childhood hobby into a career
EDGE Fellow Caleb Ofori Boateng is one of West Africa’s leading herpetologists and through his EDGE Fellowship he will now be championing the little…