Are you passionate about biodiversity conservation? 🌿 EDGE of Existence is looking for exceptional individuals to join their fellowship program. Get the training, support, and funding you need to make an impact. Apply today: edgeofexistence.org/become-a-fello… #FellowshipOpportunity

Do you work on an EDGE species in Latin America? Then we want to hear from you! Applications close on July 16th, so you have just one week left to apply! #EDGEFellowship2024 For full details, eligibility requirements and how to apply visit our website edgeofexistence.org/become-a-fello…

There are lots of ways to connect with SCB Social Science Working Group at @ICCB2023! Join our symposium & roundtable, followed by a brownbag lunch & members meeting on Tuesday 24th July. Use and follow the #ConSocSci hashtag for updates on #socialscience talks and sessions! Who's going to #ICCB2023?

Nominated for the BIAZA Rising Star Award is Daniel Kane!✨ Dan (London Zoo) makes a significant contribution to the BIAZA community through his work & research - shared to working groups, conferences & EDGE of Existence conservationists Thank you for this fantastic work!🍾

🦜 A roadmap for conserving some of the world’s most unique birds ZSL’s @rikkigumbs and The Peregrine Fund have reevaluated how to protect the more unusual bird species currently under threat of extinction Read more here 👇 ow.ly/Wx6750Pp7Et

La protección de reptiles y anfibios en España, la Sociedad Zoológica de Londres y el periodista de ‘La Verdad’ de Murcia Miguel Ángel Ruiz Parra, galardonados por la Fundación BBVA en los XVIII Premios a la Conservación de la Biodiversidad. ¡Enhorabuena! bbva.info/3rn5sDS

🎉 Breaking News 🎉 We are excited to announce we have been honoured with the Worldwide Award for Biodiversity Conservation in the 18th Fundación BBVA Awards for #Biodiversity #Conservation. Huge congratulations to the entire EDGE family! buff.ly/48v1MAD

Next up in our Fellows in the field series, we have alumnus John Lyakurwa. Rikki visited John in Tanzania and had the opportunity to meet his team. He saw the incredible work they are doing to continue efforts in protecting his EDGE species, the Turquoise Dwarf Gecko.

Almost 2yrs with ZSL EDGE Fellowship! Every day there's a new thing to learn. It was nice to attend the training & interact with many passionate conservationists & experts. Being the first cohort of "Tree" fellows was a treat - wish many more plant people to join the fellowship.

Searching for vipers in Kenya 🔎🐍 How a London Zoo Zookeeper and EDGE of Existence Fellow teamed up to protect a snake species found nowhere else on Earth 👇 zsl.org/news-and-event…

The Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle is one of the world's largest and rarest #turtles. In her EDGE project, Ayushi Jain & her team worked with local communities to fill knowledge gaps for the #conservation of this elusive species Read the new publication: doi.org/10.1017/S00306…

EDGE of Existence Fellow Ayushi Jain led a team working with local people in India to better understand one of the rarest turtle species – the Critically Endangered Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle

Breaking! New research out today in Nature Communications, led by our very own @rikkigumbs, estimates that 102 billion years of vertebrate evolutionary history is at risk of being lost to extinction (a thread) nature.com/articles/s4146…

102 billion years of life is at risk...but scientists have revealed a roadmap to save it 🌎 New ground-breaking study highlights not just how much evolutionary history could be lost – but also how to protect it Read more 👉 zsl.org/news-and-event… @rikkigumbs EDGE of Existence

A huge congratulations to Alain Rakotondrina and team on the publication of research from his EDGE Fellowship! This important research will inform the long-term conservation of the Critically Endangered Tarzan Chameleon! Head to buff.ly/3VbB6kj to read the full paper.

Have you figured out our secret…or are you as curious as these incredible EDGE species! Stay tuned next week for more clues Turquoise dwarf gecko 📷 © Daniel Kane ZSL Crocodile lizard 📷 © Benjamin Tapley ZSL Mountain Chicken Frog 📷 ©Jamie Price #WeHaveASecret

We're delighted to announce that applications are now open for the EDGE Fellowship 2025! If you're an early-career conservationist from Asia or the Pacific, we want to hear from you. To find out more and apply now, visit buff.ly/3VYGmYI

We are excited to introduce the 2024 cohort of EDGE Fellows! Join us over the next 11 weeks to see who they are and which EDGE species they are working hard to protect. Kindly supported by the Fondation Segré, On the Edge & Fondation Franklinia. #EDGEFellowship2024

EDGE heads to #COP16Colombia! Representing us with pride we have our Latin America Project Manager, Dr Davi Teles and EDGE Alumna and Fellows, Dr Liliana Saboya, Andrea Natalia Martínez Bulla and Monica Franco Gutierrez. #EDGEofExistence #EDGEspecies #EDGEFellows #COP16Colombia

Join us at COP16 Colombia! We will be hosting an exciting side event at COP16 in Cali, and we want you to be part of it! 📅 Friday, October 25 🕘 10:10 COT 📍 Blue Zone - Sanquianga GRULAC Meeting Room, Plaza One 👤 Hosted by Matthew Gould, ZSL CEO buff.ly/48hQCj2