The EDGE Community
We are planning to extend the EDGE website to highlight the work of any individual or organisation conducting valuable research on the conservation of…
Congo Rangers Crack Gorilla Trafficking Ring…
… and find dead gorilla The following press release was sent out yesterday from WildlifeDirect: Rangers in DR Congo discovered a dead female infant Mountain…
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…
Conflict in Virunga National Park
Sadly this week there has been yet more trouble in Virunga National Park. Home to over half of the world’s remaining mountain gorilla 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…
Hope for the Baiji? New Sighting & Film Footage
Only a few weeks after our research team sadly concluded that the baiji was probably extinct, we have received news that a baiji may…
New EDGE Fellow
Hi I’m John Konie, I currently work as a Biologist for the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), in Liberia. Recently I have been given a…
Co-ordinator's blog
Apologies to those of you who are waiting patiently for the next instalment of the Attenborough’s echidna blog. Our intrepid blogger, Jonathan is currently…
Can we save the vaquita?
Sam had previously described last year’s six-week Yangtze River survey as one of the most depressing experiences of his life, so it wasn’t easy…