Conservation Projects
This section highlights conservation initiatives that are being undertaken directly by AFC members.
 SAVING THE SAMANGO MONKEYS (CERCOPITHECUS MITIS) OF THE NHAMACOA FOREST, MOZAMBIQUEArtist: Paula WiegminkPosted: 6 Oct, 2021 | Updated: 6 Oct, 2021 SAVING THE SAMANGO MONKEYS (CERCOPITHECUS MITIS)
OF THE NHAMACOA FOREST, MOZAMBIQUE
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O’D Pixley (GIB 69) and Valerie Pixley
Last month, we received a notification from the police in the nearby village of Macate. It was simply addressed to “O’D” and it stated that under Article 83 of a Penal Process, “O’D” was to report to the police at 10.00 a.m. the next morning. If he failed to appear, the...
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 Buddies by Elissa EwaldArtist: Elissa EwaldPosted: 11 Feb, 2020 | Updated: 23 Sep, 2021 Children's book to raise awareness of kindness to others with acceptance of others and where they may live or how they may live. No one wants to be alone and everyone needs at least one friend in life. This book is meant to promote companionship and trust.
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 Flyway ConservationArtist: Rob ButlerPosted: 4 Sep, 2021 | Updated: 4 Sep, 2021 The book was intended to support conservation efforts of birds throughout the Pacific Flyway.
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 The status, ecology and conservation of internationally important bird populations on the Fraser River Delta, British Columbia, CanadaArtist: Rob ButlerPosted: 12 Jan, 2021 | Updated: 4 Sep, 2021 The Fraser River Delta has received the highest conservation designations for its birds and large areas have been assigned for their conservation. An important step to assure the continuation of the conservation measures undertaken over the past 30 years is to bring together stakeholders around a common vision.
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 Riding for RangasArtist: Geraldine SimmonsPosted: 5 May, 2017 | Updated: 21 Aug, 2021 When I visited Borneo in 2005 I saw firsthand the destruction caused by the planting of palm oil plantations that threaten local plant and animal species such as orang-utans. Inspired and deeply moved by this trip, I used my love of push-bike riding to found Riding for Rangas. Since 2009 Riding for Rangas has raised thousands of dollars assisting Friends of the National Parks Foundation fight for...
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 Rewild Wildlife HabitatArtist: Christine DasPosted: 1 Aug, 2021 | Updated: 1 Aug, 2021 KOPEL will be responsible for growing seedlings, planting the trees, and maintaining each tree for three years and Danau Girang Field Centre will work with KOPEL:
(1) To measure the total carbon sequestered within forests (including below the ground) at different stages of restoration. These measurements are to be of highest international standard (denoted as Tier 3 by the Intergovernmental Panel...
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Rewild Wildlife HabitatArtist: Christine DasPosted: 1 Aug, 2021 | Updated: 1 Aug, 2021 KOPEL will be responsible for growing seedlings, planting the trees, and maintaining each tree for three years and Danau Girang Field Centre will work with KOPEL:
(1) To measure the total carbon sequestered within forests (including below the ground) at different stages of restoration. These measurements are to be of highest international standard (denoted as Tier 3 by the Intergovernmental Panel...
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 IFAW Limited Edition Earth Day ShopperArtist: Sophie GreenPosted: 2 Jul, 2021 | Updated: 2 Jul, 2021 Elephants are a keystone species, the largest land mammal on Earth, and play a critical role in balancing natural ecosystems. With this limited-edition shopper, you’ll raise awareness for these endangered giants everywhere you go. Designed by award-winning wildlife conservation artist Sophie Green.
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 Sketching for JaguarsArtist: Diana HöhligPosted: 23 Jun, 2021 | Updated: 23 Jun, 2021 The Jaguar Identification Project is a non-profit that uses citizen-science to build a cohesive database on individual jaguars in the northern Pantanal region.
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 Helping RhinosArtist: Diana HöhligPosted: 17 Sep, 2018 | Updated: 11 Jun, 2021 In 2018 I went on a special Artist Safari in Kenya to spend time at Ol' Pejeta Conservancy to photograph and sketch the wild animals.
I donated several of my Africa drawings to the Helping Rhinos Conservation Community which is fighting to ensure the long-term survival of the rhino and other endangered wildlife in their natural habitat. These include a range of my intricate ball point sketches...
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 Galveston Sea Turtle Restoration NetworkArtist: Doug HiserPosted: 2 Jun, 2021 | Updated: 2 Jun, 2021 ringing together art, awareness, and advocacy.Turtles About Town is a community art project created by Turtle Island Restoration Network showcasing the City of Galveston and the conservation efforts of Turtle Island Restoration Network to protect endangered sea turtles on the upper Texas coast.
Turtle lovers of all ages have the opportunity to see colorful Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle statues that...
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 Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters Chimp SantuaryArtist: Douglass LockyerPosted: 2 Jun, 2021 | Updated: 2 Jun, 2021 Ol Pejeta runs one of the biggest chimp sanctuary programmes in Africa and takes in distressed, rescued and abused chimps from around the world.
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 Where the River FlowsArtist: Millie PlankPosted: 31 May, 2021 | Updated: 31 May, 2021 Founded in 1978, Southern Oregon Land Conservancy was created to ensure the natural wealth of the wild and working lands of the Rogue River region endure forever. As the state’s first regional, nonprofit land trust, they began working with local landowners to create conservation easements— a conservation approach to safeguard their lands in perpetuity. What began small has grown into 11,921 acres...
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 Detroit River Hawk Watch Raptor Volunteer SpotterArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021 "Key Responsibilities: Trained volunteers conduct a standardized count of this spectacular migration ofraptors at the lower Detroit River..." Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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 Stewardship VolunteerArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021 "Key Responsibilities: Participate in selective tree removal with hand saws/loppers and invasive speciescontrol (mowing, herbicide application, tree and brush cutting)," Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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 FrogWatch USA VolunteerArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021 "The FrogWatch USA Community Volunteers are the foundation of the FrogWatch USA community - these trained individuals listen for frogs and toads during evenings from February through August and submit these observations to a national online database. Monitoring through FrogWatch USA can be an enriching experience that allows one to connect with nature and also contribute to amphibian conservation...
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 Volunteer StewardshipArtist: Alex GilfordPosted: 18 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 18 Apr, 2021
"Invasive plant removal: ...non-native plants out compete native plants and can reduce complex ecosystems to very simple ones with low biological diversity..." Michigan Department of Natural Resources
"Native Prairie Seed Collection: ...hand collect native prairie seed at several state parks and recreation areas..." Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Sweep Net Surveying
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 Rosemarie Armstrong Original Landscapes & SeascapesArtist: Rosemarie ArmstrongPosted: 11 Mar, 2020 | Updated: 14 Apr, 2021 The Artist Rosemarie Armstrong will donate 20% of the price from every painting sold through the AFC website, to Artists for Conservation. She believes it is critical to educate and build awareness of conservation issues in our youth. They are our hope for the future. Each of Rosemarie's paintings conveys her passionate connection to our natural environment, and reflects her artistic soul and...
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 Dickinson Bayou Blue Herons 2021Artist: Doug HiserPosted: 9 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 9 Apr, 2021 Business and community coming together to preserve the conservation of the Dickinson Bayou and its wildlife.
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 Houston Audubon Raptor Center Murals 2021Artist: Doug HiserPosted: 9 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 9 Apr, 2021 volunteer charity mural paintings
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 Ol Pejeta RhinosArtist: Douglass LockyerPosted: 8 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 8 Apr, 2021 Extinct in the Wild
The northern white rhino is a subspecies of white rhino, which used to range over parts of Uganda, Chad, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Years of widespread poaching and civil war in their home range have devastated northern white rhino populations, and they are now considered to be extinct in the wild. Only two remain, both on Ol...
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 Kenya Bird of Prey TrustArtist: Douglass LockyerPosted: 8 Apr, 2021 | Updated: 8 Apr, 2021 Birds of Prey are globally prioritized as a conservation concern because they occupy the highest terrestrial trophic levels, occur in some of the lowest densities, have very low reproductive rates and suffer from numerous indirect and direct threats including pesticides, electrocutions, collisions, traffic accidents, extermination, and loss of habitat.
In Kenya, six species of vultures are...
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 #rememberingwilddogsArtist: Ilse de VilliersPosted: 25 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 25 Mar, 2021 The aim of this project is to raise awareness & funds for the protection of the African Wild dog.
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 We're All EarsArtist: Charlotte WilliamsPosted: 20 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 20 Mar, 2021 Protecting Africa Wild Dogs through supporting communities, environmental education, habitat protection and human-wildlife co-existence initiatives.
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 Best Friends - OriginalArtist: Charlotte WilliamsPosted: 20 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 20 Mar, 2021 To raise funds for MONITOR through the sale of this original image. I will be donating 40% of the proceeds to MONITOR.
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 Cecil - Limited Edition PrintsArtist: Charlotte WilliamsPosted: 20 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 20 Mar, 2021 The Victoria Falls are one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and have been designated a World Heritage Site under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. The Falls are surrounded by the 2,340 ha Victoria Falls National Park and the 57,000 ha Zambezi National Park, bordering the southern bank of the river. These state-protected areas are home to a varied flora and fauna, which, in recent...
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 Waiwai and Delia - Limited Edition PrintsArtist: Charlotte WilliamsPosted: 20 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 20 Mar, 2021 I couldn't be more thrilled that Lewa will not only be receiving the funds from me, but also from Animal Friends Insurance who have so generously said that they will match my donation!
WaiWai and Delia
Limited edition of 100
2 sizes available and either in colour or black and white
large: 90 x 61 cm (inc 3 cm border) £280
small: 65 x 45 cm (inc 3 cm border) £200
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 I Dare You - 100 Limited Edition PrintsArtist: Charlotte WilliamsPosted: 20 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 20 Mar, 2021 The Cheetah population has been in steep decline and they are now yet another vulnerable species.
The Cheetah Conservation Fund are outstanding, working in a holistic way, approaching the preservation of this species in a respectful sustainable way for all.
Founded in Namibia in 1990, Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) is dedicated to saving the cheetah in the wild.
“CCF is Changing the World...
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 Stand By Me - Limited Edition PrintsArtist: Charlotte WilliamsPosted: 20 Mar, 2021 | Updated: 20 Mar, 2021 OL PEJETA
Ol Pejeta's story is absolutely captivating. Here is the smallest synopsis, but please do see their website https://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/ to see just how much incredible work they do.
"Today, Ol Pejeta is the largest black rhino sanctuary in east Africa, and home to two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhino. It is the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, in a...
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 King of the GobiArtist: Charlotte WilliamsPosted: 9 Nov, 2020 | Updated: 20 Mar, 2021 Having a love of camels, partly due to having been a camel safari guide in South Africa (many eons ago!), when I met John Hare OBE and heard about the wild camels of Mongolia, I was naturally keen to get on board to try and help raise much needed funds for his Wild Camel Protection Foundation. (Please do visit www.wildcamels.com for the full fascinating story).
These wild camels, which are...
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