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
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
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
Unit 4 terms thylacine parallel evolution Tasmania Marsupial Anthropocene 6th mass extinction
Unit 4: Extinction Ideology during 1700 1800 s: Unlimited resources Scientific research/hunters Elephant Seal Story
Extinction John Audubon 1785-1851 French-American amateur ornithologist, naturalist and painter Avid hunter Depicted birds in their native habitats Identified over 25 new bird species
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
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
Birds of America 1827-1838 435 hand colored life sized prints of 497 birds Copper plate engravings aquatints 39 x 26 (3 x 2 ) Took 11 years to publish Extinction
Extinction Virginia Partridge
Extinction Louisiana Heron
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.
Walton Ford 1960 - 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
Walton Ford
Extinction Falling Bough 2002
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Extinction The Island 2006
Sign up---endangered animal groups
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
Endangered animal group research Break into groups Write information on natural history and issues on board Discuss solutions Decide who will present what information
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
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
Issues effecting Species habitat loss fragmentation/deforestation Pesticides/pollution Poaching and Illegal wildlife trade- economically valuable Negative public image/predator eradication programs Climate change
Extinction If conservation supports the people, than people will support conservation
Endangered Animals Concept Map Species Important characteristics Why it is endangered Solutions 1. 2. 3. 4.
African Elephant- Robert Bateman
African Elephant
Nick Brandt- photographer
World Wildlife Fund antipoaching campaigns
Wolf recovery program
Grey Wolf range
Grey Wolf VS
Grey Wolf Cai Guo Qiang
Lehmann s Poison Frog
The Exotic Pet Trade
Vaquita porpoise
Vaquita porpoise
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Atrazine Glyphosate Round up
Polar Bears