#wildlifewednesdaychallenge — Public Fediverse posts

*Aye-Aye* - Endangered Species
An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge
The Aye-Aye is a long-fingered lemur, native to Madagascar. They have rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger that they use to catch grubs and larvae out of tree trunks. Their decline is due to poaching; deforestation and superstition that causes them to be killed on sight.
#MastoArt #HumanArtist #illustration #mastodon #CreativeToots #wildlife #endangered

Pillar Coral is now listed as Critically Endangered after an alarming decline. This is mostly due to Coral Bleaching brought on by the rising of ocean temperatures. If too many reefs die, it will lead to the destruction of marine ecosystems. An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge
#MastoArt #HumanArtist #coral #illustration #mastodon #ocean #GlobalWarming

'Coral Red Pencilfish' - a small colourful freshwater species from the Rio Nanay basin, Peru. Although critically endangered in the wild, they are popular aquarium fish. Illustration created for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge
#mastodon #MastoArt #HumanArtist #fish #aquarium #conservation #wildlife #illustration

'Wild Camel' - Critically Endangered Species.
These two-humped animals are the only mammals able to drink seawater to sustain themselves. They live in the Asian steppes (Gobi desert). The biggest threat to them are humans, destroying their natural habitat. Their population is showing a downward trend.
This illustration was created for the #WildlifeWednesdayChallenge

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Critically Endangered: Red Handfish.
It is thought that only around 100 individuals of these 10cm fish survive in the ocean. Habitat loss and destruction, pollution and illegal collection by humans are the key threats. They are only found in two 50m long patches of reef in south-eastern Tasmania.
Support: Handfish Conservation Project
This illustration was created for the #WildlifeWednesdayChallenge
#MastoArt #mastodon #illustration #art #wildlife #watercolor #watercolour #fish #HumanArtist

'Okapi' - An illustration of a beautiful, elusive and endangered African animal - they are also the closest living relative of the giraffe. Only found in the Ituri forest of the Congolese basin, their population is decreasing due to poaching and habitat destruction. I made this for the #WildlifeWednesdayChallenge, aiming to bring focus to the plight of endangered animals. #MastoArt #mastodon #art #wildlife #animals #illustration

'Great Hammerhead Shark'
Critically Endangered species, mostly due to overfishing and the popularity of shark fin soup.
An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge, aiming to highlight endangered species through art.
#MastoArt #mastodon #art #shark #illustration
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'Greek Goldenring Dragonfly'
The loss of their inland wetland habitats is the driving factor behind this insect's inclusion on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species . An illustration for #wildlifewednesdaychallenge - aiming to highlight the plight of endangered species through art.
#MastoArt #mastodon #art #dragonfly #illustration
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'Darwin's Fox'
An illustration for the #WildlifeWednesdayChallenge, raising awareness of endangered animals through art.
I depicted the fox as Charles Darwin, after a watercolour painting of him by George Richmond, painted in the late 1830's.
This fox was first collected from San Pedro Island off the coast of Chile by Charles Darwin in 1834.
#MastoArt #CreativeToots #mastodon #wildlife #fox
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'Saiga Antelope'
Their decline is one of the fastest population collapses of large mammals recently observed. Demand for the horns in traditional Chinese medicine drives poaching and smuggling.
Fun fact: they are most closely related to the Springbok.
An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge, aiming to highlight the plight of endangered animals
@art #saiga #MastoArt #mastodon #CreativeToots #illustration #Art #wildlife #conservation
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'Saiga Antelope'
Their decline is one of the fastest population collapses of large mammals recently observed. Demand for the horns in traditional Chinese medicine drives poaching and smuggling.
Fun fact: they are most closely related to the Springbok.
An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge, aiming to highlight the plight of endangered animals
@art #saiga #MastoArt #mastodon #CreativeToots #illustration #Art #wildlife #conservation
*Click to see illustration in full*

'Saiga Antelope'
This Critically Endangered antelope's decline is one of the fastest population collapses of large mammals recently observed. Demand for the horns in traditional Chinese medicine drives poaching and smuggling.
They are most closely related to the Springbok.
An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge, aiming to highlight the plight of endangered animals
#saiga #MastoArt #mastodon #CreativeToots #illustration #Art #wildlife
*Click to see illustration in full*

'Saiga Antelope'
Their decline is one of the fastest population collapses of large mammals recently observed. Demand for the horns in traditional Chinese medicine drives poaching and smuggling.
Fun fact: they are most closely related to the Springbok.
An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge, aiming to highlight the plight of endangered animals
@art #saiga #MastoArt #mastodon #CreativeToots #illustration #Art #wildlife #conservation
*Click to see illustration in full*

'Saiga Antelope'
This Critically Endangered antelope's decline is one of the fastest population collapses of large mammals recently observed. Demand for the horns in traditional Chinese medicine drives poaching and smuggling.
They are most closely related to the Springbok.
An illustration for the #wildlifewednesdaychallenge, aiming to highlight the plight of endangered animals
#saiga #MastoArt #mastodon #CreativeToots #illustration #Art #wildlife
*Click to see illustration in full*

'Radiated Tortoise hatchling'
These tortoises are classified as Critically Endangered, mainly because of the destruction of their habitat and because of poaching.
The oldest radiated tortoise ever recorded with certainty died at an estimated age of 188 years old.
I made this illustration for #wildlifewednesdaychallenge to help highlight the plight of endangered animals.
#mastodon #MastoArt #art #CreativeToots