Extinction

An emotive photographic account of the tragedy of extinction and the importance of conservationWill appeal to anyone interested in environmental issues, biodiversity, wildlife, nature, natural history and museumsNone of the specimens in Extinction are on public display and many lesser known species are includedSeveral of the species featured were in David Attenborough’s BBC television special Attenborough’s ArkUnlike many other books that show species as they were when alive, the photographs in this book are of museum specimens: skeletons, skins, carcasses in glass jarsPhotographs from the project have been featured in The Sunday Times Magazine (UK), Biodiverse Magazine (Sweden) and twice on CNN.comMarc has started working in schools, delivering an educational program based on the project, to reach students on conservation and environmental issues, highlighting the importance of collectionsIncludes conservation successes to highlight positive progress in conservationThe book has been designed to have black backgrounds for extinct species, white backgrounds for species nearing extinction, and yellow flags highlight conservation successesThe Instagram feed for the project was selected in 2017 to contribute to the Everyday Extinction feed, comprised of images from photographers, biologists and conservationists on the subject of biodiversity loss112 photos, full color throughouthttps://www.extinction.photo/