Look After Me Please is a photograph by Maryse Jansen which was uploaded on December 4th, 2020.
Look After Me Please
Who doesn't love the Koala! Unfortunately this beautiful animal is under threat and numbers are heavily monitored here in South East Queensland,... more
Title
Look After Me Please
Artist
Maryse Jansen
Medium
Photograph
Description
Who doesn't love the Koala! Unfortunately this beautiful animal is under threat and numbers are heavily monitored here in South East Queensland, Australia. The ear tag shows that this one is part of a research project. It's taking a break from munching on the Eucalyptus leaves that it has found in these young trees, that have been planted recently to create more koala habitat. This is necessary since they are losing their habitat rapidly to urbanization.
Koalas are marsupials and with their soft grey fur they have a high level of cuteness. They can be found in open woodlands in coastal areas of eastern and southern Australia.
Koalas are very picky eaters, they only eat certain types of Eucalyptus - or Gum Trees' leaves. They are an important icon for Australia. They are however a threatened species. The biggest threats are deforestation, disease, increased urbanization, cars and dogs, and of course many lost their lives and habitat during the bush fires of 2019-2020!
Look After Me Please!
Numbers of this beautiful animal are seriously declining and they have finally been listed as endangered in 2022. I am so grateful to live in an area where there are still a few and you can imagine how special it is each time I see one. I am so happy to be able to share my images with you. To help save this beautiful species I have decided that when you buy a print of one of my koala images, I will donate 50% of my proceeds to the Wildlife Warriors' Koala Conservation Project.
Thank you to the following groups on Fine Art America for featuring this image on their home page:
Fine Art America Professionals 12-04-2020
Exploration Photography 12-04-2020
Marsupials 12-05-2020
Your Very Best Photography 12-07-2020
Pure Nature Photography 12-13-2020
The Outdoor Photographer 12-14-2020
Trick And Treat Of Nature (TATONG) 12-14-2020
Top 50 Features 12-16-2020
Wildlife ONE A DAY 12-17-2020
Our 4-Legged Friends 12-17-2020
Art District 12-19-2020
The Best Of Down Under - Australia 12-27-2020
Art Forever With You 05-26-2021
10 Plus 05-30-2021
animals, koala, wildlife, mammals, marsupials, australian wildlife, close up, portrait, wild koala, cute, grey, fluffy, fur, fauna, nature, queensland, australia, Phascolarctos Cinereus
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December 4th, 2020
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Comments (17)
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Such a gorgeous and captivating capture of this adorable koala with the most fitting title Maryse!! koala is one of my fav animal and knowing they are close to extinction and the damage of the wildfire gave me tears. my best wishes to you on raising fund for the organization!! L/F
Gary F Richards
Outstanding animal portrait composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the PORTRAIT OF AN ANIMAL contest
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2020 Pure Nature Photography Thanks and Features Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
Terence O'Connor
This is a heartwarming and stunning photograph of an iconic Australian animal that is very much under threat. Maryse, I hope your photograph goes far and wide to proclaim the dangers that these beautiful animals face every day. Well done! Bless you!
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