The 2015 EDGE Conservation Tools Training Course: A land of snakes and statistics
The thought of being away from home for over a month was pretty daunting. The week before I left was a whirlwind of arrangements…
Caught on camera: new footage displays mating behaviour of the purple frog
The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is currently listed as the world’s 4th most Evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered amphibian species. This unusual frog has a limited…
A Story of Saving Species in the Seychelles (and what happens when you let a sun-starved EDGE Marine Biologist out of the office)
Before my visit my mind’s eye had Seychelles down as one of the tropical Indian Ocean paradises that has sadly ended up in the…
Community stewardship for pangolins in Nepal
I am back again with some significant updates of pangolin conservation project in eastern Nepal. We established two village level pangolin conservation committees and…
Combining science and religion to save Ghana’s frogs
It was midmorning at the exquisite auditorium in the middle of the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands when I took my turn to address…
Introducing EDGE Fellow: James Mougal
Bouzour! (Hello!) I’m James Mougal from the Seychelles archipelago, a group of 115 islands off the east coast of Africa, above Madagascar. I work…
Reefs after the earthquake: A snapshot of the Danajon Bank
Former EDGE fellow Ditto dela Rosa describes the recent work surveying marine habitats following last years earthquake. We have just completed the underwater surveys…
Every cloud has a silver lining
What comes into your mind when you hear of a person determined to go into the wilderness to study an animal s/he has never…
Axolotl Workshop, Mexico
From March 24th to the 28th 2014, I attended the workshop on “The critically endangered Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) conservation programme: ecological health in…
The start of large scale reforestation: increased habitat for the loris
The Montane Evergreen Forests (MEF) of Sri Lanka is beginning to expand. This is great news for the Horton Plains slender loris (HPSL), a…
Introducing EDGE fellow Justine Gwegime
Name: Justine Gwegime EDGE species: Rondo galago (Galagoides rondoensis) Country: Tanzania Project: Securing future for the Rondo Galago (Galagoides rondoensis) in Southern Tanzania. Since…
Chinese pangolin Conservation in Eastern Himalayas of Nepal
For World Pangolin Day 2014 EDGE fellow Ambika Prasad Khatiwada has written an update on his work on the conservation of Chinese pangolins in…
Make a date with the pangolin
This Valentine’s weekend make a date with the pangolin for World Pangolin Day, February 15th Lonely pangolin with luscious long tail and perfect scales…
Introducing EDGE fellow: Karla Pelz Serrano
I am Karla Pelz Serrrano, I am a conservation biologist that works in Mexico. Particularly now I am working in central Mexico in the…