Species of the Week: Veracruz Green Salamander
As it was St Patrick’s Day last saturday, we thought we should pay homage and carry on the ‘green theme’ in our species of…
Passion and Fashion: Gabby’s Going ‘Wild’ for EDGE
Gabby Wagner (aka Gabby Wild) has walked an extraordinary path to get where she is today. Currently a veterinary student at Cornell University in…
New Family of Caecilians Discovered
North-east India is a poorly understood region only considered to be a ‘gateway’ between the Himalayan and Indo-Burmese biodiversity hotspots, but now researchers are…
Introducing EDGE Fellow Dušan Jelić
Hi! My name is Dušan Jelić and I live in Zagreb, the capital city of a beautiful country called Croatia (Central Europe). I have…
Leaping Ahead of Extinction
To coincide with Leap Day, Amphibian Ark has launched a new international event that is celebrating the successes achieved in amphibian conservation, both in…
First Sighting of Bullock’s False Toad Since 2005
Trying to save one EDGE species was apparently not enough for former EDGE Fellow Claudio Soto-Azat. He has been working for a few years…
Calling all Toad Enthusiasts
A fundraising evening chaired by Mike Dilger from BBC’s One Show and Peter Firmin creator of Bagpuss. Join EDGE and Froglife on Friday September 30th to enjoy…
The world’s frogs saved by water fleas?
Of all animal classes, it is the amphibians that face the greatest risk to imminent extinction. Why? Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. This virulent fungal disease is…
EDGE Fellow to the Rescue
Clauidio Soto Azat EDGE fellow in the Darwin’s frog Project and Researcher at the Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) lead a rescue operation of four…
EDGE Welcomes Zhou Feng!
Zhou Feng is an EDGE Fellow working on the Critically Endangered Chinese giant salamander – EDGE’s highest priority amphibian for conservation action. She recently…
Tree planting season launched
James Mwang’ombe is the project manager for the Sagalla Caecilian (Boulengerula niedeni) conservation project in Kenya. One of the projects activities is the planting…
Life Within a Vocal Sac
The unique early development of Darwin’s frogs By EDGE Fellow Claudio Soto-Azat Darwin’s frogs are two species of endemic anurans: the Northern Darwin’s frog…
Save the Frogs, Save the World
Marta, a Vodafone World of Difference winner has had an inspirational visit to Jersey where she attended a ‘GIS for Conservation’ course and had…
Working with Living Collections
Marta Gaworek-Michalczenia is a Vodafone World of Difference Award winner working at ZSL in the Reptile House. Following on from her previous blog she…