Yuan Lei's expedition cont…..
The last blog following Yuan Lei’s expedition of the Aerjin Mountain Reserve in China ended with Yuan and his team stocking up in the…
Yuan Lei's expedition to the Aerjin Mountain Reserve
The EDGE Team have just received news of our Bactrian camel EDGE Fellow Yuan Lei’s expedition to the Heidaban region in the Aerjin Mountain…
Search for Attenborough’s echidna (Part 6)
When I heard the birds of paradise calling I knew it was time to get up. As I stumbled out of my tent it…
Biomonitoring progress in Sapo National Park
Robert Howard, part of the Fauna and Flora International (FFI) team carrying out the biomonitoring programme in Sapo National Park sent us this blog: The biomonitoring…
Yuan Lei's visit to Gansu
Last month, Yuan Lei’s preparations for his Bactrian camel research were briefly interrupted as he was invited to the Gansu Anxi Extremely Arid Desert…
Search for Attenborough’s echidna (Part 5)
We offered Wandi a place in the tent, but he preferred to sleep by the camp fire. I don’t think he slept much as…
More species threatened – 2007 IUCN Red List
The 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is today being released, updating global understanding of the conservation status of the world’s plants and…
A Step Closer to China's Wild Camels
Yuan Lei is currently preparing to go into the field to begin his research into the main threats facing the wild Bactrian camel population…
Search for Attenborough's echidna (Part 4)
We quickly moved over to inspect what the hunter described as a “Payangko feeding hole”. Immediately the hunters agreed that this is where an…
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…
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…