2012 - 2013 series

1. Black Rhino - Charcoal drawing on 9”x12” paper
Critically Endangered Population 4,848 in south-western Africa, as of 2012.
Officially announced extinct in August 2013.
Their main threat was illegal poaching for their horns.
Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

3. South China Tiger - Charcoal drawing on 9”x12” paper
Classified as ‘functionally extinct’ which means there remains only a few individual Tigers in the forests
of southeast China, and hope for their survival is slim as there is neither adequate habitat nor prey left.
Main Threats - Habitat Loss
Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

5. Sumatran Elephant - Charcoal drawing on 9”x12” paper
Population 2,400 – 2,800
Main Threats - Poaching for ivory tusks
Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

7. Giant Panda - Charcoal drawing on 9”x12” paper
Population less than 1,600 in the wild (South West China). Around 61% of the population, or about 980
pandas, are under protection in reserves.
Main Threats - Habitat Loss
Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

9. Amur Leopard - Charcoal drawing on 9”x12” paper
Critically Endangered - Population : 7-12 in China and 20-25 in Russia
Main Threats - Illegal poaching for their fur
Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

11. Marine Iguana - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Endangered - Population Unknown. Lives only on the Galápagos islands
Main Threats - Impacts of climate change, rising sea level and air temperature.
Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

13. Mountain Gorilla - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Critically Endangered - Population 880 (lives in the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda)
Main Threats - Habitat Loss, Hunting, War and disease.
Endangered Species

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Endangered Species

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Burrowing Owl - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Population - fewer than 1000 pairs estimated in Canada

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17. Snow Leopard - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Endangered - There are up to 6,000 snow leopards in the wild across 12 countries, but its numbers are
gradually declining, with hunting and habitat loss just some of the reasons that it is endangered.
Endangered Species

18. Arctic Wolf - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Least Concern - Population 200,000 - Lives in the Arctic regions of North America and Greenland.
Endangered Species

19. Grizzly Bear- Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Least Concern - Population 200,000 - Lives in Canada, Russia and Europe.
Endangered Species

20. Snapping Turtle - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Special Concern - the largest freshwater turtle in Canada, the population is Unknown.
Endangered Species

21. Southern Sea - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Endangered Population 2,800 in California
Main Threats - predation, poaching, entanglement in fishing nets and oil spills.
Endangered Species

22. Macaw - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Endangered (population unknown/uncommon)
Main Threats - Trapping for illegal pet market and Habitat Loss in the Amazon.
Endangered Species

23. Honey Bee - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Since the 1950s more than half of our native bee population has disappeared due to man-made problems.
3 species are extinct, 5 are under serious threat of extinction and 2 are very close to that threat.
Endangered Species

24. Taylor’s Checkerspot - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Special Concern - There are 14 sites in the Pacific Northwest where checkerspot populations exceeded
only 50 individuals.
Endangered Species

25. Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
The population sizes of six species of sea turtles are listed as either endangered or threatened.
Main Threats - Fishing, Illegal poaching for their shell, Oil Spills and Sea Pollution.
Endangered Species

26. Iberian Lynx - Charcoal Drawing on Paper 9"x12"
Critically endangered - Current Population: 309 - There are only two isolated breeding populations left
in southern Spain. Main Threats: Habitat loss, Decrease in prey, Hunting and Car hits.
Endangered Species