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Irreplaceable Wildlife: Exhibit Pictures Species In A Warming World

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

For a Lynx, adapted to a snowy life with giant padded feet, the loss of snow means he loses his predatory advantage.

“If you lose your snow, the Lynx is out of luck,’’ says McKelvey. “He’s got feet that are three times too big, and he’s in a world of other predators with normal-sized feet.”

Our adaptations are different, but it’s not a stretch of the imagination to see these matters as cautionary tales for human beings.

The Irreplaceable exhibit opened in Providence, R.I., in the spring. It spent May and part of June at the Roxy Theatre in Missoula, where it closes June 20. The exhibit then travels to Seattle (July 1-Aug.1); San Francisco (Sept 1- Oct 1); and to Los Angeles (Winter 2009), New York City (Spring 2009) and Washington D.C., (Spring 2009). See the calendar for updates.
A mini-show will travel to other venues and may be available for bookings.

Those interested in participating in the Irreplaceable Wildlife campaign can sign a “Call to Care” and post photographs of themselves to the site, symbolizing their concern. Next spring the photographs will be collected and used to create a large wildlife photo mosaic — a photo petition — that will be presented to Congress as a message that the public cares about wildlife.

Organizers hope that the website and photo exhibit, in drawing the connection between global warming and wildlife in jeopardy, will build public concern. “Our images are some of the more extraordinarily haunting and beautiful that you’ll see…” Holmes said. “The images are inspiring and we’re hoping that they’ll inspire people to act and get involved.”

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