Tim Flach is a world-renowned photographer who’s been in the field for decades. For several years a lot of his work has centered around animals, and as his photography has taken him to various places around the globe, he’s seen a need to focus on species that are under threat. The result of this body of work is a book titled Endangered.
Saiga Antelope Status: Critically endangered Habitat: Kazakhstan and Russia
Saiga Antelope
Status: Critically endangered
Habitat: Kazakhstan and Russia
Endangered features animals from around the world that are facing the threat of extinction.
Philippine Eagle
Status: Critically endangered
Habitat: The islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines.
Flach told BuzzFeed that the project took him two years to put together.
Yunnan Snub-Nosed MonkeyStatus: Endangered Habitat: Southwestern China
Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey
Status: Endangered
Habitat: Southwestern China
He said after having worked with animals for so long, he found he naturally started to focus on conservation. In fact, the subjects of Endangered largely came from discussions he had with conservationists.
Snow LeopardStatus: VulnerableHabitat: Eastern Himalayas, Yangtze
Snow Leopard
Status: Vulnerable
Habitat: Eastern Himalayas, Yangtze
All the animals featured face some form of threat, including pollution, poaching, lack of food, habitat destruction, and climate change.
Golden Snub-Nose MonkeyStatus: Endangered Habitat: Central China
Golden Snub-Nose Monkey
Status: Endangered
Habitat: Central China
The photos highlight the natural beauty and majesty of the animals, but also make it sobering to think that they might not always be around.
Polar Bear
Status: Vulnerable
Habitat: Arctic sea ice
Flach went on to say that when people look at Endangered he wants the question in their minds to be «To whom does the term ‘endangered’ really apply?»
Iberian LynxStatus: Endangered – only 404 left in the wild.Habitat: Spain and Portugal
Iberian Lynx
Status: Endangered – only 404 left in the wild.
Habitat: Spain and Portugal
He added that we need to put an emphasis on conservation and hope.
MandrillStatus: Vulnerable Habitat: East Africa
Mandrill
Status: Vulnerable
Habitat: East Africa
«We as humans are connected to animals through our origins. If we don’t value them, we might lose them, and lose part of ourselves in the process.»
That’s something to think about.
Pied TamarinStatus: Endangered Habitat: Brazilian rainforest
Pied Tamarin
Status: Endangered
Habitat: Brazilian rainforest
For more of Flach’s work, visit his Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and book page.
In you’re interested in animal conservation organizations you can check out World Wildlife Fund, International Rhino Foundation, and Project Aware.
