Goodbye Animals by Liz Ash : Goodbye Rhino
We all carry stories. The experiences that we have in our lives make us who we are. Goodbye Animals is a hand illustrated series of 6 nearly extinct or endangered animals. What are the experiences of these animals? If they could tell their stories what would they say? Would we even listen? I attempt to tell their stories in a visual narrative using ink and a collage format. The longer that you look at each animal, the more information you will uncover.
Meet Goodbye Rhino. Goodbye Rhino carries the stories of several endangered species of Rhinoceros- Javan and Sumatran. Rhinos once roamed many places throughout Eurasia and Africa and were known to early Europeans who depicted them in cave paintings.
Did you know?
Powerful and compelling, the rhinoceros is targeted by poachers, and pressured by human civilization. Conservation programs have helped bring Africa's white rhino back but the Javan Rhino and Sumatran rhino species are in grave danger.
Sumatran rhinos are one of the most endangered large animals on the planet. There are estimated to be fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos left in the wild.
A small population of the Javan rhino still clings for survival on the Indonesian island of Java. However, what most people don't realize is that the island is next to an active volcano. Should that volcano erupt, and cause a Tsunami, this species will be wiped out as well. (Notice this illustrated in the Goodbye Rhino's leg)
Rhino's can only see in one direction - straight ahead. They are great reminders that we must live in the present.
The main reason why Rhinos are hunted is for their horn - a very very small portion of their body. Yemenese knives and Chinese medicine both use Rhino horns.