Ghost Frog vs 2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is here. Everybody is excited and is counting down the days to the kick-off. Will South Africa be able…
Progress with determining threats to Darwin's frogs
In the last year, EDGE Fellow for the conservation of Darwin’s frogs, wildlife veterinarian, Claudio Soto, has undertaken several activities in order to know…
'Dzud' hits Mongolian wildlife
This year, Mongolia is affected by a “dzud”, a natural disaster consisting of a summer drought, followed by heavy snowfall with extreme cold temperatures….
Adventures and Challenges
JOE NUNEZ: As always, we have been pretty busy since our last blog posting. Pedro will tell you all about our latest rounds of…
Mouth-brooding frog is Species of the Day!
Today’s Species of the Day is the Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii). This is one of our EDGE amphibian focal species, along with its only…
Sagalla Forest Inventory
Forest Inventory and data collection in Sagalla Forest was done in the month of November 2009. Method The field plots were of size 50…
The work carries on…
I simply can’t write this blog without mentioning the devastating earthquake that hit Hispaniola on the 12 of January 2010; it was felt throughout…
Pygmy hippo is IUCN's Species of the Day
The pygmy hippopotamus is today featured as the IUCN Red List ‘Species of the Day’, which is running throughout 2010 to mark the International…
Hirola plans for 2010
Hirola monitoring is still on as usual despite challenges here and there. However, this will not make us not to achieve what we want…
Solenodon & hutia – new approach required!
It has been over a month since my last update so I thought it was time to bring you up to date with everything…
Benefits for communities and caecilians
I, James Mwang’ombe, am Dorine’s local supervisor and the Head of the Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum. The Sagalla Caecilian conservation project is one of…
Population assessment of Mongolian ungulates
From the 18th to the 30th of November 2009, Adiya (Bactrian Camel EDGE Fellow) and Henry (Steppe Forward Programme Co-ordinator) participated in the Mongolian…
Amphibian Avenger lands in Chile
Intrepid frog fan and documentary-maker Lucy Cooke recently embarked upon a South American odyssey to document the curious lives of amphibians and highlight the…
Long eared jerboa research in Great Gobi Desert
Hello. Dear Blog readers. This time I am going to introduce our research about long eared jerboa distribution in Great Gobi Protected area. Our…