The life of a Marine Biologist
Every time I tell people that I am a Marine Biologist I get the same two responses: “I always wanted to study that, but…
A conservation success story for Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
Plans to conduct exploratory gas and oil surveys within Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya, have been suspended following fierce opposition from conservationists, local communities and local…
Caught on camera: new footage displays mating behaviour of the purple frog
The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is currently listed as the world’s 4th most Evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered amphibian species. This unusual frog has a limited…
Roll with the pangolins to raise awareness of the world’s most trafficked mammal
This week Angry Birds has teamed up with United for Wildlife to bring you a one off exclusive ‘Roll with the Pangolins’ tournament, aimed…
Logging set to threaten wildlife on Woodlark Island once more
Woodlark Island is a small, Pacific island found off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Unlike many other islands, Woodlark has retained a…
How two weeks in London have supported a lifetime of conservation
Exiting from the Camden Tube station and on the way to Ifor Evans, the dorms that was to be my new home, I had…
The Parrot Society supports EDGE Birds in the Philippines
The Parrot Society has kindly donated towards the conservation of the Philippine Red-Vented Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia, part of our new EDGE bird project…
A Story of Saving Species in the Seychelles (and what happens when you let a sun-starved EDGE Marine Biologist out of the office)
Before my visit my mind’s eye had Seychelles down as one of the tropical Indian Ocean paradises that has sadly ended up in the…
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…
Community stewardship for pangolins in Nepal
I am back again with some significant updates of pangolin conservation project in eastern Nepal. We established two village level pangolin conservation committees and…
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…
Combining science and religion to save Ghana’s frogs
It was midmorning at the exquisite auditorium in the middle of the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands when I took my turn to address…