Whale Wars
Narwhals, the mythical unicorn of the sea, whose horn was once worth more than its weight in gold is still shrouded in mystery on the use of its horn. Is it for protection? Communication? Navigation?
The Narwhal is on the red list of endangered species published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) which means that they are at the highest risk of global extinction. The Canada-Greenland Joint Commission on the Conservation and Management of Narwhal and Beluga and the International Whaling Commission have both stated that narwhal hunting is not sustainable. Despite their endangered status, 500 narwhals were slaughtered on one day alone in Canada in 2008.
My narwhals swim through galleries to raise awareness for the plight of narwhals and other endangered cetaceans which are hunted in the thousands every year in the name of “research” despite a 1986 moratorium on all commercial whaling. Individual wall mountable ceramic narwhals can be adopted for $100 each.
Proceeds from this piece benefit the efforts of The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as seen on Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” and “The Cove.”
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The casting process.
