Conservation Projects
This section highlights conservation initiatives that are being undertaken directly by AFC members.
 Prairie Protection COLORADOArtist: Denise MonaghanPosted: 20 Dec, 2019 | Updated: 20 Dec, 2019 Prairie restoration and conservation
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 Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care CentreArtist: Chantal DupuisPosted: 12 Dec, 2019 | Updated: 12 Dec, 2019 I have seen first hand what the OVWBCC does for the birds that visit their shelter and the conditions in which they have been providing that care. Their current shelter is old, has very limited space and does not provide basic necissities even for the wonderful volunteers who work tirelessly (think about it... feedings every 30mn for a very large brood!!).
I decided that I would try to help a...
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 Endangered AnimalsArtist: Jess HansenPosted: 11 Dec, 2019 | Updated: 11 Dec, 2019 Endangered Animals are so important to protect. I wish to capture these animals forever in my artwork. This way there is at least an image preserving their beauty and life.
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 Wild Horse and Burro programArtist: Jess HansenPosted: 8 Dec, 2019 | Updated: 8 Dec, 2019 I've made a life long decision to commit to caring for the mustang I adopted/tamed/and trained. I will continue to do artwork to help bring awareness to this cause. Wild mustangs and burros care is a difficult issue in the United States with overpopulation, environmental issues, etc. Many people do not know about the issue or make it worse in many ways. I work to bring awareness through my...
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 West Coast Beauty CampaignArtist: Corrinne WolcoskiPosted: 5 Dec, 2019 | Updated: 5 Dec, 2019 As a professional landscape artist, I draw my main source of inspiration from the pristine beauty of our West Coast. Preserving its natural untouched wilderness is important. I contribute a part of my sales to fundraise and make a difference.
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 Red Wolf Education and Recovery (Campaign Completed)Artist: Rob DreyerPosted: 22 Jun, 2017 | Updated: 29 Nov, 2019 The Endangered Wolf Center's educators will be heading to the Ozark mountain region of Missouri and Arkansas to increase public awareness about red wolves and their essential role in keeping the ecosystems across the Southeast healthy and thriving. Awareness is the first step in protecting the current wild population and helping to expand the benefits of this species to other areas throughout its...
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 "Pets Helping Pets" An Original Portrait Of Your Pet, For A Good CauseArtist: Karin SnootsPosted: 17 Oct, 2019 | Updated: 17 Oct, 2019 Pet owners may commission portraits of their furry family members in an array of sizes.
Paintings are created using either acrylics or oils on gallery wrapped canvases. A 25% benefit will be donated from its commission to participating animal welfare organizations, including the Brandywine SPCA of DE or Delaware Humane Society.
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 Silent Skies (AFC)Artist: Diana HöhligPosted: 7 Sep, 2019 | Updated: 7 Sep, 2019 Artwork donation 100% Painting Sira Curassow 8" x 8"
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 Ripple EffectArtist: Donna WilsonPosted: 22 Aug, 2019 | Updated: 22 Aug, 2019 Featuring paintings, sculpture, and photography by three local artists, Ripple Effect honours endangered, threatened and at-risk species from across North America and Africa. Artists Hermann Brandt, Debra Garside, and Donna Wilson present a body of work that provides us the opportunity to reconnect to the animals with whom we share less and less of our world. Proceeds from the sale go directly...
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 “Art on the Wild Side”Artist: Linda BudgePosted: 5 Aug, 2019 | Updated: 5 Aug, 2019 The mission of the Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo’s Conservation and Science Department is to provide ex situ support for in situ conservation.
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 Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall InstituteArtist: Becci CrowePosted: 15 Jul, 2019 | Updated: 22 Jul, 2019 |
 Radiated Tortoise Limited Edition PrintArtist: Matt PattersonPosted: 20 Jul, 2019 | Updated: 20 Jul, 2019 The purpose of this print is to raise money for radiated tortoise conservation.
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 Performing Animal Welfare SocietyArtist: Gemma GyllingPosted: 19 Jun, 2019 | Updated: 19 Jun, 2019 This project is an ongoing project for me.
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 Sea Turtle ConservationArtist: Carleen RossPosted: 29 Apr, 2019 | Updated: 29 Apr, 2019 I regularly conduct art conservation talks to various groups and work with several sea turtle conservation societies where I donate portions of my profits to them annually. Through my support I hope to help them educate others around the world so that we can see these creatures leave the endangered species list. It's through the artwork that I create that I hope to inspire others to see the...
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 Madagascar - Radiated TortoisesArtist: Matt PattersonPosted: 30 Mar, 2019 | Updated: 30 Mar, 2019 Critically endangered radiated tortoise conservation.
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 Alaska Whale FoundationArtist: Rick GeibPosted: 8 Feb, 2019 | Updated: 8 Feb, 2019 Years ago, I worked with an organization called Intersea Research on a research vessel in Southeast Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula. Intersea and their scientists where the first to study and officially document the cooperative feeding behavior of Humpback whales and were subsequently featured in the National Geographic issue in January 1984. The Intersea organization is no longer, and the crew...
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 Giant NuthatchArtist: Yvette LantzPosted: 2 Feb, 2019 | Updated: 2 Feb, 2019 "Silent Skies" is an international collaborative super-mural mosaic featuring all 678 endangered species of birds of the world. 160 AFC artists from 15 countries participated in the project. The 100-ft installation will form the artistic centrepiece of the 27th International Ornithological Congress in August 2018 in Vancouver, BC, after which, the mural will tour internationally. A limited number...
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 Black-fronted TernArtist: Yvette LantzPosted: 2 Feb, 2019 | Updated: 2 Feb, 2019 "Silent Skies" is an international collaborative super-mural mosaic featuring all 678 endangered species of birds of the world. 160 AFC artists from 15 countries participated in the project. The 100-ft installation will form the artistic centrepiece of the 27th International Ornithological Congress in August 2018 in Vancouver, BC, after which, the mural will tour internationally. A limited number...
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 Rufous-headed RobinArtist: Yvette LantzPosted: 2 Feb, 2019 | Updated: 2 Feb, 2019 "Silent Skies" is an international collaborative super-mural mosaic featuring all 678 endangered species of birds of the world. 160 AFC artists from 15 countries participated in the project. The 100-ft installation will form the artistic centrepiece of the 27th International Ornithological Congress in August 2018 in Vancouver, BC, after which, the mural will tour internationally. A limited number...
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 African People & WildlifeArtist: Alison NichollsPosted: 19 Dec, 2018 | Updated: 19 Dec, 2018 Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
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 Harpy Eagle - BelizeArtist: Nick DayPosted: 8 Oct, 2018 | Updated: 7 Dec, 2018 Belize is a tiny country squeezed between the Caribbean Sea, Mexico and Guatemala. It covers an area of only 8,800 square miles, about the size of Wales. Belize was the founding project of World Land Trust (WLT) in 1989, working to conserve The Rio Bravo Conservation & Management Area, which now covers more than 250,000 acres. Find out how WLT protected acres of this paradise for wildlife....
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 VINS Raptor & Nature CenterArtist: Diana HöhligPosted: 29 Nov, 2018 | Updated: 29 Nov, 2018 A percentage of the procceeds from my sales of certain artwork will go to the VINS - Vermont Institute of Natural Science. The Nature Center strives to connect people to the environment and the stewarding of future environmental advocates.
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 Explorers Against ExtinctionArtist: Lynne DaviesPosted: 31 Oct, 2018 | Updated: 31 Oct, 2018 Sketching a future for elephants and other iconic species
- the 26 minute artworks with a conservation message
Our seven venue Sketch for Survival touring exhibition and auction celebrates some of the world's most loved wildlife with the help of acclaimed professional artists and celebrity supporters. Our collection consists of 26 minute sketches and other signed artworks, all of endangered...
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 The David Shepherd Wildlife FoundationArtist: Lynne DaviesPosted: 31 Oct, 2018 | Updated: 31 Oct, 2018 The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is a highly effective wildlife conservation charity funding key projects across Africa and Asia.
OUR VISION
The Art of Survival: to Fight, Protect and Engage on behalf of endangered wildlife around the world.
OUR MISSION
To raise vital funds supporting front line conservation projects which help secure a future for wildlife in their natural habitat.
We...
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 ACE Award for Conservation Excellence-2018 Banovich Wildscapes FoundationArtist: John BanovichPosted: 30 Oct, 2018 | Updated: 30 Oct, 2018 Many of the world’s leading conservationists, biologists and scientists are working tirelessly in the field of conservation to save the world’s remaining species. These unsung heroes dedicate their lives to the preservation of flora and fauna, often working in remote, unforgiving wilderness areas under extreme and challenging conditions. In committing to this lifelong journey, they often subject...
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 Matajilla PoppyArtist: Susan HildrethPosted: 25 Sep, 2018 | Updated: 25 Sep, 2018 Tohono Chul is a Tucson based nature preserve. It educates the public about the surrounding Sonoran desert. I am a volunteer docent, supporting the efforts of this park.
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 Western Andes PM study 1Artist: Daniel DavisPosted: 25 Sep, 2018 | Updated: 25 Sep, 2018 The projects goal is to to provide by lodging for ecotourism as well as an educational site for conferences related to biodiversity in the region and currents threats from increased agriculture and tourism. This area is home to the endemic yellow-eared parrot and the Cock-of-the-rock, as well as hundreds of other species and is a hot spot for birders from around the world. It is Doug's hope to...
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 Friends of AcadiaArtist: Donald RainvillePosted: 1 Sep, 2018 | Updated: 1 Sep, 2018 Through Artemis Gallery in Northeast Harbor, Maine, a contribution of sales on selected works will be made to Friends of Acadia.
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 Gardening for wildlifeArtist: Russ HeseldenPosted: 30 Aug, 2018 | Updated: 30 Aug, 2018 While supporting many conservation causes worldwide I am also a great believer in the maxim 'think globally, act locally'. The UK countryside is currently a pale shadow of its former self, with the populations of many species in freefall. I now rarely see Nightingales or Turtle Doves, and many once common butterflies and moths are vanishing almost unremarked. My main conservation mission is to...
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 Living HimalayasArtist: Ajoy RaiPosted: 14 Aug, 2018 | Updated: 14 Aug, 2018 To study Wildlife in Himalayas is a difficult task but by creative art we can make it interesting to learn.
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