Extraordinary and Threatened Bats
When I was still a teenager, I had my first opportunity to work with bats while volunteering to help a PhD student in his…
News: The Last Stand of the Sumatran Rhino
The Sumatran rhino, EDGE mammal number 10 is the most endangered of all rhinoceros species because of its rapid rate of decline. This extraordinary…
Baby Pygmy Hippo Makes a Splash
Today Sapo, the cute pygmy hippo calf at Whipsnade Zoo, took his first dip in the outdoor pool! The calf has been named after the national park in Liberia where EDGE fellow, John Konie, managed to secure the first camera trap pictures of the species in that country.
Saving the Saola
Earlier this month William Robichaud gave an interview to Mongabay.com about his work into the research and conservation of the endangered saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)….
Searching for chinchillas in Bolivia
My name is Maria Eugenia and I come from Bolivia. I decided to study biology because I love wildlife and I want to support…
The pygmy sloth from Isla de Escudo, Panama
While on holiday in Panama, David Curnick, a member of the Marine and Freshwater team at ZSL and sloth enthusiast met with Bryson Voirin…
Javan Rhinos caught on film
Last week WWF and Indonesia’s National Park Authority released new video footage of two critically endangered Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and their calves providing…
Saola: a closer look at a new EDGE Focal Species
One of the new additions to the group of focal EDGE Mammals in urgent need of conservation attention is the saola, a shy and…
Five Indus River dolphins found dead in Pakistan
Last month five Indus River dolphins (Platanista gangetica minor) were found dead in Pakistan with three females and a male found at the village…
Entering a new and exciting phase
This is an update from Joe Nunez on the Last Survivors project. It’s been far too long since our last blog but then we…
New EDGE Focal Species: A closer look
This is the second guest blog from George Tyson, a graduate journalist with a keen interest in conservation. Rondo Dwarf Galago – Galagoides rondoensis…
Pygmy hippo workshop is a success
In November 2010 a workshop was held in Liberia, West Africa to develop a conservation strategy for the pygmy hippo, EDGE mammal number 29….
Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit!
Happy New Year! Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year and 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. In celebration of…
Survival of saiga calves in Western Mongolia
EDGE Fellow Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, known as Buuvei has sent in his latest update on the progress of his saiga research in Mongolia. The saiga…