Endangered Species
Featured Work
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Marbled-headed Snake-lizard by Steve Sass
The Marbled-headed Snake-Lizard Delma australis is listed as an endangered species in NSW, AU. It is a legless lizard, NOT a snake. It is generally found in spinifex grasslands/woodlands that occur on sand dunes and sand plains. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.
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Green and Gold Tree Frog by Steve Bullock
Limited to one section of Sydney, there habitat is under threat, they are endagered and on the decline, and the NSW government want to hold a V8 supercar event at there home!!!! 555 views ...
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Plankton by Joolee
Original is an acrylic painting on cardboard (56×43 cm). Abstract painting, for example, not drawn to scale. Plankton makes it’s mark at the bottom of the marine foodweb as the primary producer of oceanic biomass. All larger marine species depend on plankton as their food source for growth and development. The composition of plankton is set to change radically as a result of climate change and this will affect what species inhabit marine ecosystems of the future. Some planktonic species, especially those with calcarious shells, (eg the pteropods Limacina bulimoides, Cavolinia uncinate, and the heliozoan Acanthocystis perpusilla) are likely to go extinct as the amount of dissolved carbon in the oceans increases due to a build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Bear Prayer by Steve Bulford
WILD & FREE / / Polar bear mother praying for some ice so she may hunt to feed her cubs. / / The sea ice is shrinking at an alarming rate, which has a huge impact for the bears as this is their main hunting ground. More and more bears are being found to have drowned while trying to find the ice, even though they can swim up to sixty miles or so! / / I hope the ice does not completely vanish and that they always have somewhere to hut! (Spitsbergen – Scandinavian Arctic) / /
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Charge! by Peter Denness
This female black rhino was shot in the Masai Mara in Kenya. / Canon 400d / Canon 100-400mm / ISO 100 / 1/13th Sec / F5.6 / 400mm focal length Taken using a panning technique which involved following the rhino in the view finder and using a slow shutter speed to blur the background.
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"Precious" (Mountain Gorillas) by Skye Ryan-Evans
A baby Mountain Gorilla is cradled in the arms of her mother, while her father, a large Silverback Gorilla watches from behind. Created to help raise awareness about the serious plight of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas. These creatures are severely endangered and only 650 or so remain alive in the world today. Most die due to illegal poaching, encroachment onto rainforest habitats by charcoal farmers who burn the rainforest trees down and many die due to vicious acts by warring soldiers fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. All of my Mountain Gorilla artwork is dedicated to raising donations from sales to directly benefit the caring organization Wildlife Direct at wildlifedirect.org. Thank you for helping me to help them. ~ Skye
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"Survivors" - Oil Painting by Avril Brand
“Survivors” is an oil painting showing two orphaned cheetah cubs from Namibia who were rescued soon after their mother was trapped by a farmer. Their little faces depict the sadness, fear and uncertainty the future holds for them. Original oil painting on canvas: 20×30 inches (original sold) Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on earth, reaching speeds of up to 100 kph (70mph). Beautiful and sleek, they are the smallest of the big cats and their prey is often stolen by other predators. Highly threatened, these animals are in great need of protection. They need plenty of space for hunting and that space is steadily being reduced by human expansion. Out of all the big cats, the cheetah is the least able to adapt to new environments. It has always proved difficult to breed in captivity, although recently a few zoos have managed to succeed at this. Once widely hunted for its fur, the cheetah now suffers more from the loss of both habitat and prey. For more facts about cheetahs, please visit http://www.cheetah.org and http://www.dewildt.org.za/index.htm Wildlife, landscapes and Irish Life paintings by Avril Brand Clare Art Blog
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Mallee by Steve Sass
This photo was taken between Mount Hope and Ivanhoe, in western NSW. It is typical of the Sandplain Mallee, dominated by Red Mallee Eucalyptus socialis and Porcupine grass Triodia scariosa and is home to many endangered species such as the Western Blue tongue Tiliqua occipitalis. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey providing specialist ecological services across Australia.
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tiger bright by dnlddean
acrilics on ply close up
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Woma Python [Aspidites ramsayi] by Shannon Plummer
From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi), Uluru locality. A non-venomous python found in Australia. Listed as Endangered by IUCN 2.3. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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Berry's Clouded Leopard by BarbBarcikKeith
10×14 watercolor enhanced colored pencil on Arches “satin” finish paper. Original unavailable. As of 12-28-09, 1270 views. This was one of three to be done for a client (unfortunately, he did come by and see the tutorials BEFORE he saw his artwork – kinda took the edge off it for me). If you wish to see how it developed, please go to my Journal and look for the “artwork in progress” clouded leopard. Completed 2008
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Deep Thought by JulieM
Portrait of a Orangutan / “Orangutans are among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. They share 97% of their genes with us, they are highly intelligent, thoughtful and inventive. They have a culture and aesthetic sense, and they resemble us in facial expression, gesture and many other ways. The red apes, which live only in Borneo and Sumatra, are far more “human” than human beings, and thus probably too good for this world. They are strong as oxen, but do not defend themselves against poachers or the loggers of the palm oil corporations – and are mercilessly slaughtered.” / The whole time I was in Singapore shooting the photos of Orangutans, the sky was white with smoke haze drifting across from Indonesia, where the little remaining rainforest supporting this critically endangered species is being utterly destroyed. Destroyed at such an inconceivable rate that Orangutans will be extinct in the wild by 2010. / Thank Goodness for men like Willie Smits.
Recent Work
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Getting enough fiber? by Heather Haderly
This was taken at Oregon Zoo in Portland, OR. The Asian or Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus), sometimes known by the name of one of its subspecies, the Indian Elephant, is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas. It is the largest living land animal in Asia. The species is found primarily in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina and parts of Nepal and Indonesia (primarily Borneo), Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, China, Bhutan, and Sumatra. It is considered endangered, with between 41,410 and 52,345 left in the wild.[2] This animal is widely domesticated, and has been used in forestry in South and Southeast Asia for centuries and also in ceremonial purposes. Historical sources indicate that they were sometimes used during the harvest season primarily for milling. Wild elephants attract tourist money to the areas where they can most readily be seen, but damage crops, and may enter villages to raid gardens. (info by Wikipedia)
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Taste Test by tinnieopener
This little guy is called Black Jack…..He decided he would like to have a chew on my boot as I was taking some shots in his enclosure. He is a young Tasmanian Devil, who is very inquisitive. / Canon 50d / Canon 18-55is lens /
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Polar Play by Heather Haderly
This Polar Bear was playing with a giant plastic easter egg at Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native largely within the Arctic circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world’s largest land carnivore and also the largest bear, together with the omnivorous Kodiak bear, which is approximately the same size.[3] An adult male weighs around 350–680 kg (770–1,500 lb),[4] while an adult female is about half that size. Although it is closely related to the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrow ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet.[5] Although most polar bears are born on land, it spends most of its time at sea, hence its scientific name meaning “maritime bear”, and can hunt consistently only from sea ice, spending much of the year on the frozen sea. The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, with 8 of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in decline.[6] For decades, unrestricted hunting raised international concern for the future of the species; populations have rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect. For thousands of years, the polar bear has been a key figure in the material, spiritual, and cultural life of Arctic indigenous peoples, and the hunting of polar bears remains important in their cultures. (info by wikipedia)
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Not now honey I have a headache!! by Shaun Whiteman
Taken with a Canon 50D, Canon 100 – 400 L series lens @ 400mm, F5.6, shutter speed 1/500 second ISO200, edited in Photoshop I visited South Lakes wild animal park yesterday with my fiancee. I dropped her off at 7:45am because I had bought her a present of zoo keeper for the day which she thoroughly enjoyed although she has found muscles that she did not know existed today…lol!! I went off to Coniston water (more of which later) and returned to the park at 10am. This male and female Sumatran tigers had just finished “holding hands” when the female underneath decided enough hand holding was enough!! Please view large
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Romance on a Plate by Sunil Sharma
Romance on a Plate
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Echidna Crossing by Yanni
I spotted this little Echidna on the road to Arthur’s Seat in Victoria. As well as taking pictures I managed to warn other cars to slow down whilst he tried to cross the road.
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Striped Beauty by Sue Cullumber
Sumatran Tiger. Canon 40D.
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Tiger Cub with bubble by Bandicoot
Portrait from a picture taken in Thailand.
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Rufous Owls Re-visited by Geoff Beck
Australia’s only tropical owl. These stayed around our garden for about five weeks. We felt very honoured. Rufous Owl – Ninox rufa Toolakea Far North Queensland Australia Nikon D90 / f/5.6 / 1/60 / ISO 200 / 200mm / Flash / Nikkor 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR II. / Not cropped.
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Sorcerer by BarbBarcikKeith
12×18 colored pencil on “Artagain” paper (a recycled paper that has a marvelously smooth surface – just perfect for colored pencil work) Original unavailable. / White tigers were once the “pets” of various Rajahs in India. Most of the white tigers that reside in this country right now can trace their line back to those cats. On the other hand, this white tiger lives at the Cincinnati Zoo. / I started doing wildlife around the mid 70’s and found that I had a definite affinity for the predators. There is something about their power and beauty that makes me pick up a brush, pencil or whatever to try and capture it and share it with the world. Complete 2004
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Sumatran Tiger by smallan
These Tigers are found on the Indonesian Island of / Sumatra. They are critically endangered with about only 400 of these tigers left in the wild. / Australia Zoo located on Queensland’s Sunshine / Coast in Beerwah has a Sumatran Tiger exhibit. / The survival of these magnificant creatures can be / aided by donating to Australia Zoo’s Conservation / efforts. www.australiazoo.com.au/conservation/projects/tigers/
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Lookout by Heather Ward
The snow leopards at my local zoo had a set of cubs last summer, and I used a few of my photos of them to help create this drawing. I set them in their natural habitat, a high mountaintop in the Himalayas. This is the second in my mother/baby series of drawings. Snow leopards are very endangered, and a portion of my sales will go to the Rio Grande Zoo for their snow leopard breeding program. Limited edition prints are available (16”x13”, edition of 30 signed and numbered), and the original is currently being framed. Drawn in charcoal on smooth bristol paper, 14”x17”, 2010.
About This Group
Welcome to Endangered Species Group! The mission of this group is to educate people about endangered and threatened species of plants and animals and raise awareness of this critically important issue.
Please respect the group’s simple rules:
1. Name the species and give its status (e.g., threatened/endangered/critically endangered) and the threats to its survival for each upload. Your description is every bit as critical to acceptance of an image in this group as the quality of the image. Please take the time to look up some information about the species and educate your viewers and potential buyers. It could really make a difference in the survival of the species! Good sources of information are Wikipedia and the IUCN.
2. Please add only one artwork per day, which allows more exposure for all of your beautiful work and the animal/plant that is endangered.
3. We have also recently decided that we should tell some happy stories in this group - some endangered animals and plants have been pulled back from the brink of extinction with intensive conservation efforts. So we will allow images of animals that were previously endangered or threatened, but the images must contain information in the description about the conservation efforts that were used to bring the species back to healthy populations. Without this information, we cannot accept the image; remember - education is our main goal.
Our group avatar is Fishing by Anne-Marie Bokslag
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