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At AFC, our vision is to lead a global artistic movement that inspires individuals and organizations to preserve and sustain our natural heritage by uniting the talent and passion of the world’s most gifted nature artists. This blog has been created as a means for AFC leadership to share thoughts and expertise about topics relating to art and conservation, featuring regular articles by AFC President, Jeff Whiting, and a range of guest bloggers.

It's Endangered Species Day!
Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 by AFC

May 17, 2013 is Endanagered Species Day!

In honor of this important day that is formally recognized in the USA, enjoy this collection of paintings from AFC's 2012 Exhibit by international artists illustrating endangered wildlife from around the world.  Stay tuned for details of another inspiring exhibit in support of conservation opening September 28th. Our 2013 exhibiting artists will be announced soon.

 

Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
By Leslie Evans
Range: Indonesia, Malaysia
Status: Critically endangered
Threats: Poaching, habitat loss

 

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It's Endangered Species Day!
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B.C.'s Top Artists Gather To Protect Great Bear Rainforest
Posted on Sunday, November 25, 2012 by Jeffrey Whiting
Artists for Conservation

Only weeks after hosting the world's top conservation art exhibit featuring artists from around the world at the Artists for Conservation Festival, Vancouver is about to host another remarkable conservation-themed art exhibit.

B.C.'s Top Artists Gather To Protect Great Bear Rainforest
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How An Artist Helped Shape B.C.'s Wave Of Shark Fin Bans
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2012 by Jeffrey Whiting
Artists for Conservation

A wave of bylaws banning the possession, trade, sale and distribution of shark fin products, has swept across the province of British Columbia this past month. North Vancouver joined Port Moody and Coquitlam in introducing a ban on shark fin soup in restaurants, a popular Asian dish that supports a vast industry that is decimating shark populations worldwide and threatens many species with extinction.

How An Artist Helped Shape B.C.'s Wave Of Shark Fin Bans
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Life-Long Devotion to Nature and Art - Aleta Karstad
Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 by AFC
Artists for Conservation

We all know someone who is devoted to a cause. Sometimes, we think the person is eccentric or extreme; sometimes, we wonder "Why the dedication?"; sometimes, we simply admire the commitment and never-ending effort. In this blog, I would like to introduce you to a person who unquestionably deserves our admiration, who begs the question "Why?" and who is maybe just a little bit eccentric.

Life-Long Devotion to Nature and Art - Aleta Karstad
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The Kindness of Strangers
Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012 by Pollyanna Pickering
Artists for Conservation

"Where are you going next?" Apart from "How long do your paintings take?" these have to be the words I hear most frequently!

The Kindness of Strangers
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AFC Video Blog #2 - Earth Day 2012
Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by AFC
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AFC launches Video Blog on Earth Day, 2012.

AFC Video Blog #2 - Earth Day 2012
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Welcome to AFC's First Video Blog
Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by AFC
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On Earth Day, Artists for Conservation (AFC) launches a video blog to share and highlight conservation stories relating to AFC and its artist members around the world. 

Welcome to the launch of Artists for Conservation, Video Blog, a conservation vlog that will share member conservation stories, AFC updates and important community messages from Jeff Whiting and others... Tune in to get the latest happenings.

Welcome to AFC's First Video Blog
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Flag Expedition #13. Nigel Shaw Road Trapping for Raptors
Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2012 by Nigel Shaw
Artists for Conservation

March 18, 2012 - "We spend more time road trapping the raptors. We are seeing lots of Amur Falcon and Lesser Kestrels. Steppe buzzards are not responding well to our trapping techniques. We caught and banded two, but lots more around as they are nearly ready to start their northward migration and will probably stop eating.

Flag Expedition #13. Nigel Shaw Road Trapping for Raptors
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Flag Expedition #13 - Nigel Shaw in the Field
Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012 by Nigel Shaw
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March 15, 2012 - "We had only been away from the airport in Johannasburg for about 30 mins when the landscape opened up. Once vast grasslands, home to thousands of gazelles and acompaning cheetas, this farmland is slowly being reclaimed bu scrub and acaicia. Hundreds of Amur falcons and Lesser kestrels use the poles and lines along the road to hunt the vast amounts of grasshoppers and other insects. Other raptors like the Greater kestrel, an African species also utilizes the area and rodents abound for the taking.

Flag Expedition #13 - Nigel Shaw in the Field
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A New Snake in Berlin
Posted on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 by Ria Winters
Artists for Conservation

New species are not just discovered in the wild; sometimes it happens that a rare find is made in a depot of a long lost and forgotten specimen. This happened with a very rare member of the enigmatic family of "splitjaw snakes", Latin name: Bolyeriidae.

This blog leads - again - to Mauritius. The reason for my repeated mind travel to this country lies in the fact that so many unusual species have evolved there. No matter where you look, the species of the Mascarenes all have their own peculiarities.

A New Snake in Berlin
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Where the Buffalo Roam
Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 by Terry Woodall
Artists for Conservation

With all the recovery efforts put forth by managing and monitoring the wilds, isn't it great when wildlife does it on their own, setting their own course and thumbing their collective noses at us? It further proves the resilience of wildlife in overcoming obstacles and expanding their territory, or in this case, escaping the human domain.

Where the Buffalo Roam
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