#Repost @deirdre.b.c ・・・ The critically endangered Black-throated Finch can only be found in Qld. It is estimated that in recent decades its range has contracted by about 80 per cent due to land clearing. Approximately 1500 of these birds remain in the wild and the largest population lives in the Galilee Basin where the Adani coal mine is to be developed. This innocent little bird does not stand a chance if the mine goes ahead as their habitat will be decimated. Tragically, this is just one of hundreds of thousands of species facing extinction all over the world. My dead finch lies on top of the classic environmental book The End of Nature by Bill McKibben. He argues that the survival of the planet is dependent on a fundamental, philosophical shift in the way we relate to nature. Thirty years ago the book was criticised as being alarmist – but is now proving to be prophetic. My painting of the Black-throated Finch is for the #1000finches project, initiated by @cwatson_studio who proposed artists send artwork of the critically endangered finch to the politicians involved in the approval process. The 1000 finches project embodies our collective grief that yet another species faces extinction due to corporate greed. We need to save the natural world from those profiting from its destruction. I will be sending my painting off this weekend to Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley. And I will be sending more. We will not be silent. #grief #1000finches #blackfinchproject #stopadani #extinctionrebellion #ecology #Australianbirds #environmentalactivism #theendofnature #blackthroatedfinch #wewillnotbesilent #climateart https://www.instagram.com/p/BywI4vsnNUR/?igshid=45qph1r7s502
