Hey wonderful art friends,
The end of the week is here. Yay! I’m very relieved this week is done. It’s been a week. But I’m surviving. I hope you all are too. I did a little random page of doodles for today’s post.
Good news of the week:
The big five in the animal kingdom used to be the biggest animals to shoot and was coined up by hunters. However, this week a new big five was announced. The idea being to subvert hunting connotations and create a set of species that can be promoted as ambassadors for conservation.
More than 50,000 people voted for the animals they most wanted to shoot – with a camera, not a gun – as part of the New Big Five project. The crowning species (elephant, lion, polar bear, gorilla and tiger) are all listed as either critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable.
Primatologist Dr Jane Goodall said: “These five animals are such beautiful and remarkable species, and are wonderful ambassadors for the world’s wildlife. So many [species] face threats to their survival. If we work together, we can stop this happening.”
It is also international tea day today and I love me some tea. I got to set up a tea display in work. Also good news.