Vanishing Animals

Andy Warhol · Kurt Benirschke

Dec 2012 · Springer Science & Business Media

About this ebook

What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were Since the explorers of the last century gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For brought the knowledge of the great wonders of whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All the world and the beauty of unseen animals and things are connected. planets into our view, much has changed. So much, in fact, that Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson exclaimed in 1980 that "The one pro So spoke Seattle, Chief of the Dwamish and Al cess ongoing in the 1980's that will take millions lied Tribes of Puget Sound, in 1855, in reply to "the Great Chief in Washington (who) sent word of years to correct is the loss of genetic and spe that he wishes to buy our land. How can you buy cies diversity by the destruction of natural habi or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea tats. This is the folly our descendants are least is strange to us," he said. likely to forgive us. " These were prophetic words a century ago Extinction has been an ongoing process for Nature was still very much at equilibrium. To be millenia. However, it was a natural process in the past.

About the author

Andy Warhol was one of the most creative artists, widely known for his highly innovative portraits and representations of popular culture. In 1983, Warhol expressed his love of animals and concern for the environment in a series of 10 prints of Endangered Species. For this volume, he returned to this subject, creating 16 new prints.
Kurt Benirschke, MD, is well known for his work in pathology and widely published in that field. Benirschke's interest in conservation is more than a "hobby," one to which he is extremely devoted. For many years he has helped to rescue endangered species through breeding in captivity and conservation in the wild. Benirschke is Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and is Trustee and former Director of Research of the San Diego Zoo.