Steps to reforestation in Sagalla, Kenya
The following blog update was sent by James Mwang’ombe of the Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum in Kenya, where EDGE Fellow Dorine is working to…
At last …. I found one!
Although the origin of the name “Ghost Frog” is unknown, it is believed that it originated because some frogs are found in Skeleton Gorge…
Slow loris trade bust in Java
Two weeks after ProFauna Indonesia, a wildlife protection organization, launched its survey report on protected wildlife being traded in the animal markets (locally called…
Last Survivors
The EDGE Team has just received its first blog from Jose Nuñez-Miño, Project Manager for the new UK Darwin Initiative funded Hispaniolan Endemic Land…
A new lifeline for Madagascar's "panda"?
The EDGE team recently heard some great news concerning EDGE mammal no 23 – the greater bamboo lemur. The largest of the bamboo lemurs,…
Hewitt’s ghost frog – latest news from the field!
Our EDGE Fellow for the South African ghost frogs, Werner Conradie, has just sent us this fascinating account of how frog calls provide vital…
Gastro-intestinal parasite analysis for hirola
Here is the latest blog from Kimitei, our EDGE Fellow working on the critically endangered hirola antelope in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. In…
Update from the field – ghost frog monitoring
Here is an update from Werner Conradie, our EDGE Fellow who is working to develop a robust monitoring regime for Hewitt’s ghost frog, working…
The Amphibian Survival Alliance – A New Hope?
Since the Global Amphibian Assessment came out in 2004, statistics detailing the sinister predicament of the amphibians have been widely and frequently quoted: One…
Raging forest fires threaten Borneo's orangutans
The EDGE team has received a request from the Orang-utan Tropical Peatland Project (Orangutantrop) to help raise awareness about forest fires that are currently…
Getting to know a caecilian and its problems
EDGE Fellow Dorine Shali has been familiarising herself with her study species, and the problems it faces on Sagalla Hill, Kenya. A field visit…
Mongolia saiga calf captured and collared
EDGE supports Mongolian conservationist Buuvei through the EDGE Fellows programme to research threats to saiga. Here is an account of his most recent fieldwork:…