extInked: Numbers Up!

Monday, 11 April 2011

Numbers Up!

It has been reported that there has been a significant and steady increase in the numbers of Capercaillie located in woodland managed by Forestry Commission Scotland. To read the full BBC article please click here.

Photograph: Nick Dixon, extInked Ambassador and the Western Capercaillie tattoo.

extInked

extInked is an art project from Ultimate Holding Company.

Launched back in November 2009 with an exhibition of one hundred illustrations of the most endangered species in the British Isles and concluding with the live tattooing of the drawings on one hundred willing volunteers.

The result of this unique exhibition is an army of ambassadors for threatened and rare birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, plants and fungi.

extInked aims to show that our generation cares about the future of all species and is prepared to prove it in blood, sweat and tears.

This blog will form an important information tool for the extInked project and will be used to highlight the work of the ambassadors, provide information about future projects and opportunities, update the status of threatened species and communicate conservation news from around the world.