The plight of endangered animals is a very real one, and it’s largely our own fault. Thankfully, while much of the world wrings its hands in apathy, there are people like British photographer Tim Flach – a man who has made it his mission to document this plight and raise awareness around animals facing extinction.
Flach spent two years around the habitats of endangered animals, photographing their everyday lives. The images he’s created are both extremely powerful and heartbreaking.
A recent U.N. report stated that a staggering one million species of animals and plants are now facing extinction, which makes Flach’s work even more important.
Here are 15 examples of Flach’s photos. You can order his book Endangered on Amazon.
1. Philippine Eagle
2. Iberian Lynx
3. Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey
4. Axolotl
5. Hyacinth Macaw
6. Snow White Tiger
Shankar the Snow White Tiger. Completely white stripeless tigers are rare in the wild, in captivity they tend to be Bengal Siberian cross, or have a variety of recessive gene combinations. Only one has been born in captivity in recent years. pic.twitter.com/xS0Y0CxVSE
— Tim Flach (@TimFlach) February 20, 2018
7. Shoebill
8. Snow Leopard
9. Saiga
10. Polar Bear
11. Hippopotamus
12. Pied Tamarin
13. Sea Angels
14. Yellow Eyed Tree Frog
15. Crowned Sifaka
Check out Flach’s website and his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages to keep up to date on his incredible work.
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