EDGE of Existence

Four days left to submit your EOI application for the 2026 EDGE Fellowship! 📅 Key deadline: Submit your Expression of Interest by 23:59 BST on 21 July 2025. For full details, eligibility requirements, and how to apply, please visit our website edgeofexistence.org/edge-fellowshi…

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One week left to submit your EOI application for the 2026 EDGE Fellowship! 📅 Key deadline: Submit your of Interest by 23:59 BST on 21 July 2025. For full details, eligibility requirements, and how to apply, please visit our website edgeofexistence.org/edge-fellowshi…

Could you be part of our next EDGE Fellowship cohort? The call for EOI applications is open, but you need to be quick, it closes in two weeks on the 21st of July! For full details, eligibility requirements and how to apply please visit our website edgeofexistence.org/edge-fellowshi…

🌍 Applications are OPEN for the 2026 EDGE Fellowship! Support for early-career conservationists working on the world’s most unique and threatened species. 🗓 EOI deadline: 21 July 2025 🔗 Apply: edgeofexistence.org/edge-fellowshi…

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from everyone at EDGE! We hope you have a wonderful day 🎄 #EDGEofExistence #EDGEspecies #EDGEProgram #Conservation #Communities #Biodiversity #Research

In the documentary, Lourdes discusses the methods she used during her Fellowship to capture bats at her project site, the Lanquín Caves and the importance of bats in ecosystems. Congratulations to all involved in the creation of this exciting documentary.

We are thrilled to announce that Hannah Emde’s documentary, Fascination Earth: Guatemala - Fight for Survival in the Jungle, is out now, featuring EDGE Alumna Lourdes Nuñez!

“Projects like these underline the importance of conservation zoos in conserving endangered species, like the Southern Darwin’s frogs, for generations to come.” Ben Tapley, London Zoo’s Curator of Amphibians

“By establishing a population here at London Zoo, we not only safeguard their survival but can also raise awareness of the urgent conservation challenges they face.” Ben Tapley, London Zoo’s Curator of Amphibians

A leap in the right direction for safeguarding the EDGE species, Southern Darwin’s Frog, from Chile!

We hope you enjoyed our Fellows in Focus series and learnt more about their projects & species in their own words. We are looking forward to sharing all the amazing work they will be doing! Our Fellows are kindly supported by Fondation Segré, On the Edge & Fondation Franklinia

The film features the research and conservation efforts of EDGE Alumna Moumita Chakraborty. Moumita also had the opportunity to present her PhD and the work she did during her EDGE Fellowship at the Festival. Congratulations to all involved on this incredible achievement.

We are excited to announce that Munmun Dhalaria's film, ‘Seeing Red - Saving Red Pandas | Voices from the Roof of the World’, has been honoured with the Young Audience Award at the 2024 Mountains and Sciences Film Festival, Rencontres Montagnes et Sciences.

2024 EDGE Fellow: Paúl Henry Gonzales Arce Paúl’s project aims to improve the conservation status of three EDGE conifers in Northern Huancabamba, Peru. #FellowsInFocus