Sumatran Tiger Metal Print

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The Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) is a critically endangered subspecies of tiger, once found on several islands in the Indonesian archipelago, including Java and Bali, but now extirpated from everywhere but Sumatra, where its population is fragmented and in decline. They are among the smallest subspecies of Tiger, with other minor and not always consistent variations in appearance. Palm and acacia plantations, reduction in other large mammals they prey upon, and poaching, all threaten them. They prefer to live in the depths of forested wilderness, which is vanishing in response to increasing agricultural demands, exacerbated, I’m told, by widespread corruption within government agencies otherwise tasked with environmental protection. While protected, there continues to be a strong, black market demand for tiger parts and poaching continues to diminish tiger numbers. The situation is not helped by the fact that tigers will sometimes prey on livestock, companion anim...

Renowned Canadian bird artist, writer, naturalist, and conservationist, Barry Kent MacKay has “always been an admirer of birds, anxious to see them, paint them, and care for them.” Barry’s biological and ecological accuracy has put him in demand for commissions, to illustrate books, scientific journals and various print and digital media. He has painted birds and other wildlife from around the world, often life size, working in oils, watercolours, and acrylics. He prefers to sell original art, and keeps prices low. “Actual, original art should be affordable for middle class buyers,” he says. “I avoid having to depend on selling reproductions so that the market does not dictate what I paint, which can often be little-known...