The World's Most Endangered Ape

I recently did an illustration for an article on gibbons in BBC Wildlife Magazine. Helen Chatterjee talks about how she first became interested in gibbonology, and why this fascination has persisted for the past 35 years.

The Hainan gibbon is the world's most endangered ape, with fewer than 25 individuals remaining in the wild. Fauna & Flora International has been implementing an environmental education program over several years on Hainan Island, just off the coast of southern China. More recently they have been supporting the nature reserve to directly strengthen protection of this species in its habitat.

Fry's Mouse Lemur

Stephen Fry recently took on an ambassadorial role with Fauna & Flora International. On his first visit to the FFI head offices in Cambridge, he was presented with an illustration I did of a Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur.







































This tiny primate made an appearance in the BBC's recent "Last Chance to See" series, presented by Stephen Fry and zoologist, Mark Carwardine. The series follows the two, as they travel the globe meeting some of the world's most endangered animals, retracing the footsteps of Douglas Adams and Mark 20 years on.

A must see in my opinion - really enjoyable watch, and a lot of focus given to real conservation issues.

One in a Million

Here's the link to the blog post about the giraffe auction on One Million Giraffes...













Ola Helland is aiming to reach 1,000,000 giraffes before the start of 2011. Help him get closer to that target by sending in your own entry.

Post Cards for Wildlife

The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation recently released a ring bound booklet of images, printed on high quality art card, which are detachable to send to friends, or keep for yourself. "Storm Brewing" is one of the featured images.

Order yours here for only £6 (including postage & packing)

An early fascination for all things wild ...

A letter written to mum whilst on holiday in France, circa 1990:

DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year 2009: Announcement of shortlisted artworks

I am delighted to announce that 3 of my pieces have been shortlisted for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's artist of the year competition, 2009.

The exhibition is to be opened by Sir Michael Parkinson at the Mall Galleries on Monday 1st June, and will run until the 6th June. 50% of any sales goes towards conservation projects supported by the foundation.

One of the shortlisted works - "Storm Brewing" - was also recently featured in the April issue of Artists & Illustrators magazine:

Southwark News story

I recently did an interview with Southwark News. You can read the full story online here.

Have you seen this bird?

Over the past 10 years House sparrow numbers have declined dramatically in the city of London. I recently provided the illustrations for an awareness campaign by Westminster City Council.

Please send your sightings of this bird to Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL):

http://www.gigl.org.uk/