Can we save the vaquita?
Sam had previously described last year’s six-week Yangtze River survey as one of the most depressing experiences of his life, so it wasn’t easy…
Baiji declared extinct
After more than 20 million years on the planet it looks as if we have now lost the Yangtze River dolphin or baiji forever. The…
Radio collaring wild camels
Adiya was involved in a UNDP / GEF funded project “Conservation of the Great Gobi Ecosystem and its Endangered Species” earlier this year. His…
More mountain gorillas killed in Virunga
We were shocked to hear last week that more mountain gorillas have been shot dead in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of…
Preparing for action
Uuganbadrakh recently took part in a community conservation project in preparation for the community aspect of his fellowship project. He participated through the Zoological…
A Zookeeper in Mongolia (Part 3)
This is the final installment of Oliver Duprey’s expedition to the Zakhyn Us wild camel captive breeding centre in Mongolia. Ollie cares for camels…
Search for Attenborough’s echidna (Part 3)
Just before landing, one of the passengers, named Mr Paulus Ormuseray told me that he had seen an echidna at about 200m elevation in…
Co-ordinator’s blog
It’s a sad but true fact of life that much of a conservationist’s time is spent applying for funding. This week Sam has been…
Baby mammoth discovery
Source: BBC News Online A baby mammoth unearthed in the permafrost of north-west Siberia could be the best preserved specimen of its type, scientists…
A zookeeper in Mongolia (Part 2)
In May, ZSL London Zoo keeper, Oliver Duprey visited the Zakhyn Us wild Bactrian camel captive breeding centre in Mongolia to provide advice on…
Search for Attenborough’s echidna (Part 2)
As we were landing in Jayapura I could see the Cyclops mountain range dramatically rising from the sea. Dense tropical forest covered a series…
A zookeeper in Mongolia
I am Oliver Duprey and I work at ZSL London Zoo as a keeper looking after a number of different species including the sloth…