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Time slips by. Every grain of sand that falls away becomes more precious than the one before. We humans have the power to stop the eb and flow of the loss of the natural world, yet we chose to sit and watch it disappear before our very eyes. How long will we stand by until we're left with bones and ashes?
WHOPPING CRANES: about four hundred wild
KILLER WHALES: one hundred and eighty thousand. not endangered, however, there are known at risk populations.
SIBERIAN TIGERS: four to five hundred wild
AFRICAN ELEPHANTS: four hundred thousand
LEATHERBACK TURTLES: estimated less than fourteen hundred
SALMON (world wide species):less than three percent of origional population
WAGLER'S PIT VIPER: (the one animal i could not find population stats on)
AMERICAN BUFFALO: an amazing success story. back from the brink of extinction, once thought to be only one to two thousand, their numbers now exceed over three hundred fifty thousand
BLUE SPOTTED STING RAY: These stingrays are hunted throughout their range by near shore fishers. These near shore habitats like coral reefs are also being destroyed by people due to poisoning by farming aids like pesticides and fertilizers and by cyanide, used to capture reef animals for the pet trade.
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GOLDEN DART FROG: thought to be extinct
DODO: extinct
IVORY BILLED WOODPECKER: extinct? (to be determined)
DEVILS HOLE PUPFISH: thought to be extinct
We have the power, it's up to us to use it correctly.
god help us
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i was asked by
to really remake this one [link]
i don't think she's seen it yet, but in a few days, it will be on it's way in the mail.
There is a list of sorts of the stock i used, most of it from this lovely site which i've come to love, oh so much.
the buffalo: [link]
the sting ray: [link]
the whopping crane:[link]
the tokay gecko: [link]
the golden dart frog: [link]
the tiger: [link]
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No use of this image is permitted without expressed written consent of the artist
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Comments: 139
This drawing shows a very powerful message... and considering The Southern Resident Orca whales of Puget Sound have hit their all time low in numbers these days...
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an amazing work of art with a strong message Β Β
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This is absolutely amazing. Β It is so sad when we see what we have to done to this planet, decimating the populations of those before us. Β I love how your drawing shows this.
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it heartbreaks me to see or be reminded of horrors as tragic as this
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Amazing !But... I think the tiger is not more bigger than the elephant ^^
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Problem is that we are we entitled to determine the fate of other species besides our own? Do some species really need a second chance when they have shown that they can't survive in an ever-changing world? How do you think the dinosaurs became successful, through saving their prequesite rulers and then they so graciously gained the title of lords of the Earth.
As Ian Malcom once said, they "Had their shot, and nature selected them for extinction."
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The world is always changing, yes. I can agree. However, we as a dominant species with a developed level of sentience have an option: ignore the need for diversity in order to maintain a healthy and habitable planet and ultimately create the beginnings of our own extinction/ or accept that we can live in harmony with nature and continue existing in the same manner we have been. Frankly, the latter is possible.
Nature is not selecting species for extinction. It is the arrogance of human beings that has put every living species on the chopping block. It is when we give into ideas that the world is changing on it's own rather than because of the single dominant species that we fall victim to false logic such as what you have proposed.
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It's also said that the Sufflok Punch Horse is also on the endangered list because when tractors came framers didn't want them and only in 2010 only seven foals were born now there are about just over two hundred seventy adluts left but the numbers are slowly rising.
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Mind if i use this picture for my project work?
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A moving and well done piece in all the versions. Very good!
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OMG THIS IS AMAZING!!!! you need to show this to carney lol
but seriously!!! i love it and what its showing, CUZ THATS WHAT WE'RE DOING
seriously though, AWESOME job
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your picture is simply amazing, only the shark lacks in this amount of animals
but itΒ΄s wonderful, really important to many people!
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Thank you very much. I realized that I hadn't included many animals in the picture that were quite special to me, so I created a new one. This one has a shark, albeit, not a 'classic' one.
You can see it here: [link]
cheers!
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Oh, thank you that you included the shark as well
It turned out darn good and it is even a little bit creepier than the first.
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I agree. This one has a much darker "feel" about it. Which was my intention. I can only hope anyone that looks at it is impacted in the necessary way. Hopefully a more informative piece than a "pretty picture" if you know what I mean.
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Yes I understand and it comes up with this quality
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The last thing I want, is seeing endangered species, what some nations consider their national pride, go the way of the dodo.
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You are right. It is a damn shame.
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Ivory-bill isn't gone yet. Almost, but not yet. There's still hope. But I love the piece. It's very expressive.
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That's wonderful news. When I get the opportunity, I will surely look into it and find out what to write instead.
Thank you!
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There were reports of sightings in 2004 and 2005 down in Arkansas. One of the men who sighted it works at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. His name is Tim Gallagher, and he wrote a book on the event- "The Grail Bird". It's fantastic. I don't know if anyone besides bird-watchers would like it, but I'd recommend it to anyone. This year, they're searching in Florida, near the Everglades, I believe. Whatever the case, I still believe that the Ivory-bill isn't extinct yet.
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True, we humans have the power, but if anything, I think we actually ACCELLERATE the extinction of animals. Why don't we do it? As most humans in business say, "it's too expensive". In reality, since we ourselves are part of nature, we're hurting ourselves as much as the animals we share the Earth with. What we do helps, but more must be done to do any real change.
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People don't realize that the power of change is incredibly easy and relatively cheap. No one is saying you need to go to a beach and pick up trash or that you need to pour your life's savings into getting a biology degree. Rather, by fixing small every day habits and being more concientious of the things you do, you in turn create change.
Most people think, "Well, I'm only one person. What difference does it make?"
But what if most people thought, "Well, I'm only one person, but I'll do my part."?
Then, and only then, will real change occur. It doesn't require billions of government dollars. Just the power of one.
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i've actually heard that there are a handful of reports of the ivory billed woodpecker. and that there is a contingent of scientists who believe that it is not truly extinct yet and are trying to prove it.
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That's certainly positive news! Good to hear!
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That is a wonderful idea!
My only correction is that where as orcas aren't endangered, but there is a population that lives in the Washington/Vancouver region that is on the endangered list. All young whales (and adults) are at risk of dying from PCBs, no one sex is more at risk then another.
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Perhaps I meant to put "at risk". I can't recall anymore, but thank you for the correction.
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anytime. Glad to help
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This is awesome. It's so pretty, and yet so frightening. Really good portrayal of how horrible and real extinction is.
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Thank you very much for your comment and the favorite. I appreciate it.
If you want to see the "newer" version I'm working on, feel free to visit my active account in the link in my signature.
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Thank you very much. I'm glad you like it. You can find the newer version in the link in my signature.
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AMAZING
and you did reserch to
*glomps picture*
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wow, this is amazing. i love the way you basically described everything in such a way. and wow... this really puts my efforts to shame. i think if everyone saw this picture... then maybe they'd realize how severe it is... you should publish this in a popular magazine. i think that if anyone saw this picture while flipping through a magazine, they'd stop to read the whole article...
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Thank you very much. That's a very kind thing of you to say.
Actually, I'm working on re-doing the picture. You can find scraps of the work in progress here or on my active page @ [link]
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Thank you very much. I'm working on a newer, larger, version of it. You can see a couple sneak peaks in my scraps.
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Thank you so much
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Great design. Very original. i like it a lot:*
and the problem witch shows Your work is so so inportant!!!!
people are so ignoramus somethimes:/
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