Bramble Cay Melomys, 2023
Etching/drypoint on Somerset 100% cotton rag paper (paper recycled from an earlier work "Flying Geisha Girl")
26 x 38 cm
10 1/4 x 15 in
10 1/4 x 15 in
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Description Bramble Cay Melomys The swirling water rising on a Bramble Cay Melomy is shown amongst still growing grass. The Bramble Cay Melony is a recently extinct species of rodent....
Description
Bramble Cay Melomys
The swirling water rising on a Bramble Cay Melomy is shown amongst still growing grass.
The Bramble Cay Melony is a recently extinct species of rodent. Its habitat, a five hectare area located on the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, has changed so much due to rising sea levels that it could no longer support this small mammal.
The Bramble Cay Melomy was declared extinct by the Queensland Government and University of Queensland researchers in 2016 and it is the first species to officially go extinct due to man-made climate change, in this instance rising sea levels.
Bramble Cay Melomys
The swirling water rising on a Bramble Cay Melomy is shown amongst still growing grass.
The Bramble Cay Melony is a recently extinct species of rodent. Its habitat, a five hectare area located on the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, has changed so much due to rising sea levels that it could no longer support this small mammal.
The Bramble Cay Melomy was declared extinct by the Queensland Government and University of Queensland researchers in 2016 and it is the first species to officially go extinct due to man-made climate change, in this instance rising sea levels.
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