Witness to Extinction
Everyone loves dolphins, don’t they? And the baiji—the Yangtze River Dolphin—was so beautiful. Along the river, legends abound of its origin from the metamorphosis…
Frogs seek sanctuary in new rescue facility
One of the world’s rarest species of frog, EDGE amphibian number 158, has been airlifted to safety in an heroic attempt to save it…
Large hirola group spotted with calves
Here is the latest blog from Kimitei, our EDGE Fellow working on the critically endangered hirola antelope in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. It…
Job opportunity in Dominican Repulbic
Field Project Manager – Hispaniolan Endemic Land Mammals Project The project The UK Darwin Initiative funded Hispaniolan Endemic Land Mammals Project seeks to enable…
Orangutan population found in remote Borneo
Conservationists have found a previously-unknown population of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo, which may number up to 2,000. A Nature Conservancy survey of remote and…
Requiem for the baiji
Here is the final blog from EDGE’s Dr Sam Turvey about his surveys along the Yangtze River in China, trying to discover the cause…
Stock-take of UK amphibians and reptiles
Amateur wildlife watchers, including birdwatchers, gardeners, conservation volunteers and the general public, are being encouraged to take part in the UK’s first national ‘stock-take’…
EDGE Fellow Buuvei wins award!
EDGE Fellow Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, a young scientist engaged in saiga research and conservation activities in his home country of Mongolia, has been awarded $15,000…
Possible threats facing hirola – Part II
Here is the latest update from EDGE Fellow Kimitei, who is monitoring the translocated hirola antelope population in Tsavo National Park, southern Kenya. Hirola…
Haitian solenodon survey results
Osé is an EDGE Fellow working on conservation of the Hispaniolan solenodon in Haiti. Here he reports on the findings from his EDGE Fellowship…
SAVE THE FROGS DAY! 28th April 2009
Yes, amphibians are so special in so many ways that they have finally qualified for their own day! The United States-based charity SAVE THE…
Possible threats facing hirola
Here EDGE Fellow Kimitei tells us more about some potential threats to the critically endangered hirola antelope, his focus species: Tsavo East National Park…