Ploughshare tortoise
by Moira Risen
Title
Ploughshare tortoise
Artist
Moira Risen
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art
Description
The ploughshare tortoise - also known as angonoka - is Madagascar's largest tortoise, occurring only in one small area around Baly Bay on the western coast of the island. The species is severely endangered by illegal international pet trade: they are highly valued particularly by private collectors because of their beautiful, large golden-domed shell. The wild population is estimated to be only around a few hundred individuals or even less; in lack of proper protection from the Malagasy authorities they are constantly threatened to be captured by smugglers.
A few years ago I started a wildlife conservation-environmental awareness poster project called ‘12images’ - you can find more details and information about it on my blog: http://www.12images.net/endangered-and-extinct-animals/12-images-for-environmental-awareness/.
I started with two 12 piece series featuring already extinct and critically endangered animals and I plan to continue the project with more collections from time to time - this Madagascar series is the first I added. All the new collections will be available as I finish them.
PLEASE, BE AWARE, THAT AS THESE POSTERS ARE PROJECT RELATED, THE 12IMAGES.NET COPYRIGHT NOTICE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POSTERS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DESIGN AND WILL BE PRINTED ON THE POSTERS YOU PURCHASE.
My whole profit from any sales of these series goes to the Sea Shepherd to support their fight to save our oceans and marine wildlife. For now, you can purchase only wall prints and some products here on FAA/pixel, but I created several design variations more suitable for t-shirts etc. - they are available through my website: please visit http://www.12images.net.
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July 15th, 2019
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