Passionate about Australian wildlife I have illustrated many books and articles throughout my life. Some have been commissions and some have been freebies ... believing in the cause and the project
SOS ... Save our Species published July 2022; ISBN 978-0-646-86187-6
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An illustrated book attempting to bring attention, in an amusing way,
to the tragic destruction of so many of our native Australian animals.
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This book is a collaboration with Elaine Green, an environmental
writer, editor, and friend, who has captured the essence of the artwork
with words that appear to speak directly to us, the reader!
In a unique way she points out the careless and thoughtless
behaviour that we inflict upon the lives of our unique animals ...
with no apparent recognition of the harm we do to them.
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The images in this book are the result of a life-time passion for wildlife
and a career spent as artist and art teacher in Qld, NSW, Vic and SA.
Below is an example of two of the 24 images that appear in the book.
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Not only an interesting and amusing book for children it is also informative for many Australian adults
whose knowledge of our unique native animals is so sadly lacking
Military terms have been used intentionally as the relationship between Australians and their unique wildlife
is surely on a 'war' footing.
The extremely pissed-off Bandicoot Brigade turns its back on OZ
Ignorant humans might regard us as common and unimportant, but they don’t get to see us because we only come out at night. We are not fussy eaters being omnivores, but dogs and cats are our worst enemies.
We have a great sense of smell, lovely long curved toes and are very good at digging but all you will see of us is the conical hole we leave in your lawn. Think of it as a free aeration service. Actually, without us turning over the soil, it would be far less productive. We also disperse fungi spores and make a jolly good contribution to plant diversity.
Bandicoots are joining the war to stand up before it is too late.
When Europeans came to Australia, there were 9 species. Of these 2 species are now extinct and 4 are threatened with extinction with only 3 to go. Some kind humans called conservationists are actually creating safe places for us to live called reserves but they need funding to do more.
It could be the only way to keep us alive as suburbs take over our homes and natural bushlands become rarer.
