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妙手仁心｜紙雕為瀕危動物發聲

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近年世界各地頻頻發生森林大火，海洋亦被受污染，大自然與動植物面臨的危機也加劇，瀕危物種變得愈來愈多。來自馬尼拉的Patrick Cabral選擇用他的一對巧手，為瀕危物種設計出精美而脆弱的紙雕，希望提醒世人關心面對生存危機的野生動物。

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A year ago I launched this project to highlight the plight of endangered animals. It didn’t really took off at first. It seems that not everyone wants to be reminded of the harsh realities of the world. People only took notice when @mymodernmet published it on their blog 3 months after I launched it through coinsidence when a client who used to work with MyModernMet commissioned me to create letterings on an unrelated project. Have I not been a letterer, this project will be burried. To be honest I got a little depressed after I work on this project. We exhibited it and important people who I made favors for didn’t even bother to come to the show, same with the people who promised to bring in buyers. I know your name and I am keeping you on a list where I will be perpetually busy in time that you would ask favors again :p I was lucky that this project got reposted a lot on the internet … even on some elitist art blogs 🙂 This project got me on the radar of big international brands, hollywood celebrities and fashion designers. It spawned a lot of private commissions that until now I am still trying to finish. Until now I still get approached to be featured on magazines and TV programs. I was so close to doing pop art paper art and serve the social media who had been following my type work, but I really want to do personal work. I want to be proven that doing original work pay off and not settle on low hanging fruit. I’m glad that I did not settle … and so should you!

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Patrick Cabral與世界自然基金會（WWF)合作，設計出11件瀕危物種的紙雕，如雪豹、熊等等。紙雕繁複華麗，要拆解動物面部的結構及無辜的表情，再用多層紙雕營造出立體感，如動物毛髮的方向感、五觀的立體感等等。

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Did you know that the Dholes are famous for their communication skills? They produce a variety of sounds like growls, whistles, screams and clucks to communicate each other. In 2014, the Indian government sanctioned its first dhole conservation breeding centre at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) in Visakhapatnam. The dhole has been protected in Russia since 1974, though it is vulnerable to poison left out for wolves. In China, the animal is listed as a category II protected species under the Chinese wildlife protection act of 1988. In Cambodia, the dhole is protected from all hunting, while conservation laws in Vietnam limit extraction and utilization. In 2016, the Korean company Sooam Biotech was reported to be attempting to clone the dhole using dogs as surrogate mothers to help conserve the species. You can purchase the artwork at https://www.aoklife.com/auctions/77/Patrick-Cabral/Dhole Or follow the link on my profile. I’m donating 50% to @wwfphilippines Follow @Aoklife to find out how you can help Charitable Institutions raise funds. Let me know what other endangered animals you want to see on paper cut on the comments.

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What’s scaly from tip to tail and can curl into a ball? Pangolins! These solitary, primarily nocturnal animals, are easily recognized by their full armor of scales. A startled pangolin will cover its head with its front legs, exposing its scales to any potential predator. If touched or grabbed it will roll up completely into a ball, while the sharp scales on the tail can be used to lash out. Also called scaly anteaters because of their preferred diet, pangolins are increasingly victims of illegal wildlife crime—mainly in Asia and in growing amounts in Africa—for their meat and scales. Eight species of pangolins are found on two continents. They range from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered. Four species live in Africa: Black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), White-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), Giant Ground pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) and Temminck's Ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii). The four species found in Asia: Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis), Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). All eight pangolin species are protected under national and international laws, and two are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. You can purchase the artwork at https://www.aoklife.com/auctions/64/Patrick-Cabral/Pangolin or follow the link on my profile. I’m donating 50% to @wwfphilippines Find out more about WWF’s initiative on Pangolin at https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/pangolin Follow @Aoklife to find out how you can help Charitable Institutions raise funds. Let me know what other endangered animals you want to see on paper cut on the comments.

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Today's artwork for my @aoklife and @wwfphilippines collab is a sea turtle. I'm always reminded of a joke by George Carlin where he suggest that “plastic" could be the answer to our age-old philosophical question “Why are we here?” It's funny until you see marine animals wrapped in plastic. There was even a National Skip the Straw Day that was first celebrated last Feb. 24, so people would stop using drinking straw for at least a day. "Seven different species of sea (or marine) turtles grace our ocean waters, from the shallow seagrass beds of the Indian Ocean, to the colorful reefs of the Coral Triangle, and even the sandy beaches of the Eastern Pacific. WWF’s work on sea turtles focuses on five of those species: green, hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback and olive ridley. Human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient mariners. Nearly all species of sea turtle are classified as Endangered. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation. They also face habitat destruction and accidental capture in fishing gear. Climate change has an impact on turtle nesting sites. It alters sand temperatures, which then affects the sex of hatchlings. WWF is committed to stop the decline of sea turtles and work for the recovery of the species. We work to secure environments in which both turtles—and the people that depend upon them—can survive into the future. " You can purchase the artwork at https://www.aoklife.com/auctions/31/Patrick-Cabral/Turtle or follow the link on my profile. I’m donating 50% to @wwfphilippines Find out more about WWF’s initiative on Rhinos at https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle Follow @Aoklife to find out how you can help Charitable Institutions raise funds.

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被細雕的紙非常脆弱，就如瀕危物種生存面臨的危機。Cabral所製作的紙雕於網上出售，並把收入為WWF籌措資金。