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1 UNIT 4: Extinction Announcements: Image review is finally posted Art session # 4 Tues. bring art materials assignment folders handed back wrap up Unit 4 Walton Ford John Audubon Endangered species groups solutions SRC research group discussion about solutions

2 Unit 4 lecture concepts European Colonization Thylacine story: characteristics and issues causing their extinction Sixth mass extinction: define The Anthropocene Endangered Species: common characteristics solutions Walton Ford & John Audubon compare artwork and ideologies

3 Unit 4 Activities Endangered Species group work research notes on your species Concept map Write up - Saving your species! Art Session 3 SRC Composition assignment Earth map update

4 Unit 4 terms thylacine parallel evolution Tasmania Marsupial Anthropocene 6th mass extinction

5 Unit 4: Extinction Ideology during s: Unlimited resources Scientific research/hunters Elephant Seal Story

6 Extinction John Audubon French-American amateur ornithologist, naturalist and painter Avid hunter Depicted birds in their native habitats Identified over 25 new bird species

7 Set out to paint all North American birds Paint one image per day He painted from dead specimens but from life whenever possible Positions were to show action, identifying marks and to fit them on the page. Extinction

8 Extinction First to show life size birds in their habitats Showing male/female, juvenile/adult winter/summer phases All his final paintings were in watercolor

9 Birds of America hand colored life sized prints of 497 birds Copper plate engravings aquatints 39 x 26 (3 x 2 ) Took 11 years to publish Extinction

10 Extinction Virginia Partridge

11 Extinction Louisiana Heron

12 Extinction Scorned by the scientific community for his unorthodox style and lack of formal training. Book was thought to be the one of the greatest ornithological works in the world.

13 Walton Ford present American contemporary artist with an old world style. Bodmer, Audubon and Catlin inspired. Life sized images filled with symbols, clues and jokes, referencing a multitude of texts from colonial literature and folktales to travel guides. foxing American Flamingo, 2010

14 Walton Ford

15 Extinction Falling Bough 2002

16 Extinction

17 Extinction The Island 2006

18 Sign up---endangered animal groups

19 1. thylacine Important characteristics: shy-unable to breed in captivity, little was known solitary predators, nocturnal low birth rate and limited lifespan opportunistic carnivore- sheep Reasons for extinction: livestock predation extermination program Very little known about its natural history/behavior reputation as bloodthirsty killers. Solutions: Extensive field research media campaign/ re-education program-- ecology political protest to stop extermination program preservation of habitat Possible relocation? predator/ prey fund guard dogs for livestock

20 Endangered animal group research Break into groups Write information on natural history and issues on board Discuss solutions Decide who will present what information

21 Education of public- Recovery of Endangered Species Awareness of issue- donate for the cause Research - reproduction, requirements Local community involvement power of $$$ Boycotting products ie ivory, exotic pets Community patrols, economic alternatives Protection and/or restoration of remaining habitat and population Wildlife predator compensation program or Predator/prey fund Guard dog program Captive breeding programs/relocation Political support of governing body Lobbying for legislation --- protest

22 Important Characteristics Range: size, habitat, geographic location proximity to development etc. Reproductive requirements: parental investment, # of young, average life span, age of maturity, length of gestation period Behavior: secretive? Gregarious? Migration? Food : limited? Carnivore or herbivore? Position in food chain: apex predator? Keystone species? Herbivore? Carnivore? omnivore

23 Issues effecting Species habitat loss fragmentation/deforestation Pesticides/pollution Poaching and Illegal wildlife trade- economically valuable Negative public image/predator eradication programs Climate change

24 Extinction If conservation supports the people, than people will support conservation

25 Endangered Animals Concept Map Species Important characteristics Why it is endangered Solutions

26 African Elephant- Robert Bateman

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28 African Elephant

29 Nick Brandt- photographer

30 World Wildlife Fund antipoaching campaigns

31 Wolf recovery program

32 Grey Wolf range

33 Grey Wolf VS

34 Grey Wolf Cai Guo Qiang

35 Lehmann s Poison Frog

36 The Exotic Pet Trade

37 Vaquita porpoise

38 Vaquita porpoise

39 Monarch Butterfly

40 Monarch Butterfly

41 Atrazine Glyphosate Round up

42 Polar Bears

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