Ethereum

Kawena Weaner

Collection

Untitled Collection #252906009

Description

Monk Seal Monday #14: Kawena Weaner | August 2016 | Edition: 1/1 NFT Kawena (#MonkSealRH36) as a weaner back in 2016. Such a cute and innocent face, with a little sea cucumber slime matting the fur around her eye. When weaners first start foraging for food, they find they can catch these sea cucumbers (they don't really move much), but I think they also learn they aren't really nourishing enough to be worth the mess they make. The Monk Seal Monday collection is 20 images curated from more than 10 years of photographing one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world, the Hawaiian monk seal. Only 1,400 remain and 30% of those are here today due to the direct intervention of the organizations working to conserve them. I have spent thousands of hours doing education and outreach as a volunteer on the beaches with these beautiful animals. I've also been doing Monk Seal Monday posts on social media for longer than I can remember and will continue to do so every Monday. Despite all our best efforts, this is a species hanging in the balance. I hope my Monk Seal post each Monday helps call attention to this beautiful animal and the work to conserve them for future generations. Now, with NFTs curated from these Monk Seal Monday images, I hope to do more. A portion of the proceeds from each sale in this collection will be donated to the non-profit organizations on the front lines of rescuing this species from extinction. Jason O'Rourke is an award-winning wildlife and landscape photographer living in Hawaii, recognized by National Geographic YourShot, Outdoor Photographer, Hawaii Magazine, Digital Photo, American Photo, the Los Angeles Times, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, PhotoCon Hawaii, and Turtle Bay Resort.

Token

Contract: 0x495f...7b5e
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