I am currently researching images of Vegetarian finch for ARKive and hope that you are able to help as in the course of my research I have saw your images of this species on your pbase photostream which I would be interested in using if you would like to become involved.
ARKive ¡V www.arkive.org ¡V is a unique conservation initiative, which aims to increase awareness of the need for biodiversity conservation by using wildlife imagery.
I can e mail some more detailed documentation that will tell you a lot more about the ARKive project if you would like, however, in summary:
It is ARKive's current aim
„X to compile audio-visual records for the 16,000-plus species currently threatened with extinction, according to the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
We are looking for media (moving footage, still images
„X and audio) to depict each species' life history as comprehensively as possible. In order for us to achieve this aim we need help from as wide a variety of media donors as possible.
The ARKive website acts as a showcase for image
„X providers, displaying copyright and contact details with every image and links to each media donor's own web activities.
See examples of species which have been ¡¥ARKived¡¦ at: www.arkive.org.
Please let me know if you would like to include your images within the ARKive project. (I can be contacted directly on mairead.maclean@wildscreen.org.uk)
Thank you in advance for your time, I look forward to hearing back from you,
All the best,
Dr Mairead Maclean
ARKive Media Researcher
Wildscreen
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Promoting conservation through wildlife imagery
Wildscreen's principal initiatives are ARKive, a centralised collection of films and photographs of endangered species, made accessible to all as a valuable educational resource via its award-winning website and the Wildscreen Festival, the world's largest and most prestigious wildlife & environmental film festival. We also run WildPhotos, an annual nature photography symposium and WildFilmHistory, an online guide to the pioneering people and landmark productions behind one hundred years of wildlife filmmaking.
