Like a Fish to Water
Most people have used a map. But how many people have created a map? This is one of the things that we are teaching…
Conservation, Culture and Wildlife
It’s the second week of the EDGE Conservation Tools training course and this week we’ve focused on introducing a wide variety of statistical tools….
The Species of Attenborough’s Ark
The upcoming release of Sir David Attenborough’s BBC documentary ‘Attenborough’s Ark’ will allow, perhaps for the first time, a massive audience of nature lovers…
Community Power and Indigenous Knowledge
As part of the EDGE Conservation Tools training course, the participants visit a wide range of community conservation initiatives. These trips give them a…
My introduction to EDGE
Here in Kenya we’re being hosted by Camps International, staying at their Camp Makongeni, just outside Diani. Peter Kalenga Kaiis works for Camps International…
Old Country, New Dives
The diving here is great (so I’ve heard!). Sabine Kooijman is one of our local participants. She’s grown up on the Kenyan coast and…
From veterinarian to conservationist: The start of my journey
Around half of the course participants on the EDGE Conservation Tools training course are from Kenya. The rest of the participants have travelled far…
Creepy Creatures
The weather is biting and the nights are drawing in, but if that’s not enough to make you shiver then maybe you will be…
Expanding Horizons: The Rewards of New Experiences
One of the great things about this year’s EDGE Conservation Tools training course is that, by bringing together conservation biologists working on mammals, amphibians…
Action Plan for the Conservation of Terrestrial Mammals Endemic to Hispaniola (Solenodon paradoxus and Plagiodontia adium)
During the 10th and 11th of October 2012 a large group of people working for the conservation of the Hispaniolan solenodon and Hispanolian hutia…
The Return to the Motherland….or a Conservation Adventure of a Young Biologist
It’s that time of year again! No, not Christmas. It’s time for the EDGE Conservation Tools training course. This year, we’ve come to the…
Destructive Fishing
Following on from our ‘introduction to corals‘ blog, I will continue to delve into their watery world, today approaching just some of the ways…