Extinction and Sprawl by Ken _Gilliland
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When revising my older digital birds for my newer enhanced model, I reacquainted myself with the sad story of the Texas Henslow's Sparrow.
The Texas Henslow’s Sparrow has been extinct since 1983. It was found only on a 105 acre field near Houston, Texas.
Preservation of the species was complicated by the dispute on whether it was a “true” subspecies of the Henslow’s Sparrow which was found 750 miles away in the southern Missouri in 1973. While the debate continued in the court system, the Texas Henslow's sparrow’s habitat encroached upon, and it slipped into extinction due to that. After a 10-year legal battle in 1983, the Texas Henslow sparrow was finally declared a “true” subspecies and awarded “Federally Endangered” posthumously.
The question whether the Texas Henslow’s Sparrow is a true subspecies is still rages amongst some academics due to its similar characteristics to its parent species.
Today, the Henslow’s Sparrow (the parent species), is approaching it's chance for Federal protection. Hopefully more care and urgency will be given in saving the parent species.
Is it acceptable for a small species like the Texas Henslow’s sparrow to vanish (thanks to us)? What about two such species? Or three? When do we decide the world will not be the same without them? This is a question we cannot put off anymore. Currently, one-in-five species (mammal/plant/insect) are on the cusp of extinction, in a good part thanks to us. Unless we get very serious about protection within the next decade, broken symbiotic relationships will put us on the extinction list as well.
Rendered without postwork in Poser 2010. Models: Stonemason’s Urban Sprawl2 and my SBRM “Threatened, Endangered, Extinct” (Texas Henslow’s Sparrow) and “Art treasures from the Bower collection” (weeds/twigs/ground). The SBRM3 update for T-E-E should be available soon.
Comments (13)
Rhanagaz
Great render and work! Sad story though! Hope the parent species survives!
Traligill
very thoughtful comments and fine render.
kelvinhughes
well done Ken excellent explaination to the poor birds demise always sad to see a species dissapear and what we doing to the rainforreset a lot more to follow this dear creature down the road to extiction
TallPockets
''It was finally declared a “true” subspecies in 1983 and received it’s “Federally Endangered” posthumously'' : HELLO! SADLY, sounds about 'par' for the course these days. Don't BOTHER ME, Dancing With The Stars is on! SIGH. WORSE yet to come? "HUMAN" extinction? ... SUPERB artwork and narrative!
eekdog
so sad beautiful creatures are disapearing across our planet everyday. beautiful birds you have created, would have loved to see them/ steve
Kerya
Beautiful render and sad story.
njb2000
great looking bird and scene such a shame in this modern world that any creature is made extinct!
thecytron
Nicely put together! Great urban setting!
Erestorfan
No, it is not acceptable for any species, large or small to become extinct through man's stupidness and greed. There are species out there that were never even discovered before they were extinct. How many cures for cancer have we wiped out? The one species on earth that has the intelligence to care for other species is too busy destroying nature to care about it. Very sad, really. Beautiful render!!
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Fine Work!
Flint_Hawk
Very profound! Sad to hear about them!
psyoshida
How sad! Thank you for the information. It's so frustrating and worth fighting. Nice scene.
aerrynn
Sad to hear about the fate of this beautiful, little bird.