words:: Ben Osborne photos:: Courtesy of World Wildlife Foundation
A 2008 campaign from the World Wildlife Foundation has been resurrected, and it’s just as powerful as ever. Inspired by a population by pixel campaign created by the agency Hakuhodo C&D/Tokyo, the project rolls out a set of images of species from the endangered animals list, but with a twist. Each picture is represented by the number of that species remaining in the world.
A stark reminder of the desperate situation our climate and biosphere are facing, this campaign certainly still packs a punch. Check out the images below—you’ll likely be surprised in a few different ways.—ML
African Wild Dog, 3000-5500 remain
Amur Leopard, 60 remain
Amur Tiger, estimated about 450 remain
Asian Elephant, estimated 40000-50000 remain
Bengal Tiger, estimated roughly 2500 remain
Black Footed Ferret, estimated about 300 remain
Black Rhino, about 5000 remain
Blue Whale, between 10000 and 25000 remain
Bonobo, between 10000 and 50000 remain
Bornean Orangutan, somewhere between 45000 and 69000 remain
Borneo Pygmy Elephant, about 1500 remain
Chimpanzee, between 172700 and 299700 remain
Eastern Lowland Gorilla, about 17000 remain
Fin Whale, between 50000 and 90000 remaining
Galapagos Penguin, about 2000 remain
Giant Panda, about 1864 remain
Green Sea Turtle, 3000 to 5500 remain
Hectors Dolphin, about 7000 remain
Indian Elephant, between 20000 and 25000 remain
Indochinese Tiger, between 600-650 remain
Indus River Dolphin, about 1100 remain
Javan Rhino, about 60 remain
