Luristan Newt is Species of the Day!
EDGE Amphibian number 80 – the wonderful Luristan newt (Neurergus kaiseri) – is today’s Species of the Day! The Luristan newt is the smallest…
River dolphins, fish, and fisheries in Bangladesh
Asian river dolphins are among the most threatened large vertebrates, because the regions where they occur have high human population densities, resource overexploitation and…
Fossa is Species of the Day
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a unique carnivore, endemic to Madagascar, is EDGE Mammal number 43, and is today’s IUCN Species of the Day….
Solenodon is Species of the Day!
I don’t know how but the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) figured out that it is my birthday today (17th June)…
Bumblebee bat is Species of the Day
The smallest mammal in the world is EDGE Mammal number 49 and is today’s Species of the Day. This tiny bat weighs less than…
Storm the Charts – vote now!
There are only 9 days left until the final 40 bands are picked for the Storm the Charts campaign, which is fundraising for EDGE…
Forgotten species featured in fashion collection
Four top priority EDGE species have been highlighted in a unique fashion collection, Simply Rare, which features the long-beaked echidna, slender loris, saiga antelope,…
Apothecary: Photographic Exhibition and Lectures
The Last Survivors – the race to save the last Caribbean mammal species and their habitats The Caribbean is widely recognised as extremely species…
Extraordinary saiga is Species of the Day
The saiga (Saiga tatarica) is EDGE mammal conservation priority number 62, and is today’s IUCN Species of the Day. This extraordinary-looking antelope is found…
Last Survivors – special edition solenodon blog
We were not expecting to write another blog until mid June but there is lots of exciting news that we want to share with…
Rhino poaching: A global phenomenon
Five eastern black rhinoceroses have recently been airlifted from the South African conservancy in which they were raised to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Reserve. They…
Tea plantations threaten amazing purple frog
The Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is a flagship species for conservation in India. Its distribution is restricted to two states in peninsular India, Kerala…