“Stars at Dawn.” Digital chromogenic print mounted on plexiglas. 25 by 20 inches — “Over 300 species of birds migrate through New York City each year. Many are disoriented by illuminated structures and mirrored glass on buildings”: Silent Migration
art ecology science & animals
By storm
SEASON IN HELL BY BALLANGÉE
BALLENGÉE is best known for his continuing research project Malamp (malformed amphibian): a scientific and artistic study of anatomical deformities in frogs and other amphibians. Up to 40% of the approximately seven thousand known species of amphibians are currently endangered or already extinct. http://www.feldmangallery.com/pages/artistsrffa/artbal01.html read: requiem pour flocons de neige blessés
BIOSPHERE TOURS #1
— “tours in a human experiment: biosphere 2, 32540 s. biosphere road, oracle, AZ directions: from tucson, take oracle road (highway 77) for about 30 miles and turn right at the sign. hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily” http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/04/03/3857904/exploring-biosphere-2.html
BEING TAUGHT BY A PRACTITIONER
— “the reason a professor and nine Stanford students have joined the fight against wildlife trafficking – and they are making a difference.” http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/march/wildlife-trafficking-law-040114.html
THE LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN
“It’s the best way to not only protect the bird, but to allow people to do business,” — “The lesser prairie chicken has historically called five states home, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, but continued land fragmentation and degradation has reduced the bird’s historical occupancy range by an estimated 84 percent”. http://www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-news/ci_25433458/lesser-prairie-chicken-declared-threatened
#2 THE BIOMES
National Ecology Center botanic greenhouses by Grimshaw and Samoo
#1 THE BIOMES
National Ecology Center botanic greenhouses by Grimshaw and Samoo
STINGRAY HOMAGE
“they are social, gentle and intelligent — they have the largest brain to body ratio of any fish.” http://news.discovery.com/animals/endangered-species/the-worlds-biggest-manta-ray-sanctuary-created-140221.htm more: museum of comparative zoology, harvard university. Bigelow & Schroeder
THE TIGER TRIPLET PEEPSHOW
FATWA ISSUED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE
(…)”the fatwa by the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) declares poaching and wildlife trafficking unethical, immoral and sinful” http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesian-council-of-ulema-issue-fatwa-to-protect-wildlife/
worldsendangeredspecies 