Human activities threaten billions of years of unique evolutionary history
Natural ecosystems across planet Earth are experiencing unprecedented losses of biodiversity due to human activities, yet the distribution and intensity of these activities are…
ZSL EDGE of Existence and National Geographic Launch New Nat Geo Photo Ark EDGE Fellowships
For thousands of creatures living on Earth, time is running out. Although our planet’s wildlife and wild places are disappearing at an alarming rate,…
My Mission To Save The Red Ruffed Lemur From Extinction
Madagascar is one of eight `hottest’ biodiversity hotspots countries based on species richness and endemism, (>80%), and on habitat loss (>90%). Yet, it is…
Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: why primates matter
Guest post by Luis D. Verde Arregoitia Earlier this week, a team of 31 primate researchers and conservation scientists from the U.S.A, Europe, Asia, Latin…
Lemurs, lizards and leeches
The EDGE team trek through Madagascar’s tropical rainforest The EDGE team have been based at Centre ValBio on the edge of Ranomafana National…
Listening to photos – revealing the hidden world of EDGE species
Today I stumbled across the work of Marc Anderson, a nature sound recordist based in Sydney, Australia. Moments later I found myself on Sound…
Introducing Ezgi Saydam, Mediterranean monk seal EDGE Fellow
Tell us about yourself… My name is Ezgi Saydam, and I am from Turkey. I am from a city named Izmir, on the west…
Mythical EDGE Species: Part 1
We’ve all been told the stories of fire-breathing dragons, shimmering unicorns, twisting sea serpents and enchanting mermaids. And we’ve all sighed as we closed…
In Search of an Elusive Echidna
Paul Barnes is a fresh-faced PhD student from the Institute of Zoology. He is passionate, well-spoken and has devoted himself to what some people…
Superhero Sunday: The Top 10 Superpowers of EDGE Species Part 2/2
Welcome back to Superhero Sunday here at EDGE! Last week we met a salamander who can go ten years without eating, a bird…
Superhero Sunday: The Top 10 Superpowers of EDGE Species Part 1/2
Who loves superheroes? We all love superheroes! From Spiderman to the Avengers to Batman to the Fantastic Four to Ant-Man, superheroes are flooding popular…
Fellows to Attend Leadership Training in London
Come the fall, London will experience an amazing invasion of endangered species (researchers) when the EDGE fellows come to town! This September, nine EDGE…
Life on the EDGE: May-June 2015
Welcome to Life on the EDGE, our monthly blog featuring news about our projects, fellows, species, and all other things EDGE. This is our…
Lessons Learned from a Lost Manatee
Currently we are at the end of the first year of our project titled Assessing the distribution and threats on the West African manatee…