SUBMISSION: Chichiba © 2022 Andre van As

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Mother of the initial generation of offspring at the cheetah Preserve.

SUBMISSION: Tembo © 2022 Alison Solik

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This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. Tembo was inspired by a trip to the Sanford zoo.

SUBMISSION: Monarch © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. The idea behind Monarch was to create an abstract work that still resembled the chosen animal.

SUBMISSION: Snake Eye © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. I created Snake Eye with the idea of giving my audience such a close-up view that it was difficult to tell exactly what animal the artwork was about.

SUBMISSION: Deep Blue © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. My vision for Deep Blue was to create a piece that evoked strong feelings of fear in the viewer.

SUBMISSION: Florida Gator © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. I created Florida Gator using a photograph I took at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, FL.

SUBMISSION: Brown Bear © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. I created Brown Bear after a trip to North Carolina when I saw a bear and realized how beautiful these creatures really are.

SUBMISSION: Bumblebee © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. Bumblebee was inspired by a friend’s bee collection.

SUBMISSION: GIraffe © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. Giraffe is dedicated to my mom, whose favorite animal is a Giraffe.

SUBMISSION: Coleoptera © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. This piece was inspired by a trip to a science museum that had cases of bugs on the walls.

SUBMISSION: Untitled © 2022 Alison Solik

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Young Artist (11-18 Years) Category

This piece was created as a part of a body of work that explored texture within animals. It was created with the goal of displaying an animal in a regal way.

SUBMISSION: Photobomb © 2022 Nancy Andresen

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission - Fine Art Category

I love skiing in Beaver Creek. While taking photos at the top I imagined how funny it would be if a bear woke up early in April and became curious about what I was doing and took a peek.

SUBMISSION: Out of Africa © 2022 Nancy Andresen

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I love painting a strong lion. Their strength is majestic and empowering. Lions are not currently endangered yet three-quarters of their populations are in decline. They stand against habitat loss trophy hunting poaching and human-lion conflict.

SUBMISSION: Nose to Nose © 2022 Andrea Wells

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Young white rhino calf checks out a bull pursuing his mother.

SUBMISSION: I See You © 2022 Nancy Haseman

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This is a Western Lowland Gorilla with her baby; taken at the local zoo.

SUBMISSION: My Mama © 2022 Nancy Haseman

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This is a Western Lowland Gorilla with her baby; taken at our local zoo.

SUBMISSION: Pangolin rehab re wild project © 2022 Andrea Wells

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This pangolin measured no longer than an ordinary ink pen when rescued. He is being carried to a site in bush where he can learn where and how to dig for ants and termites.

SUBMISSION: I Am Safe © 2022 Nancy Haseman

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This is the new baby of an Orangutan in our zoo.

SUBMISSION: Elephant Herd in Red Dirt © 2022 Andrea Wells

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South Africa Reserve.

SUBMISSION: Rhino Conservation © 2022 Andrea Wells

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Rhino is beginning to succumb to sedation. Head of conservation team approaches to apply blindfold to help calm.