The Cheetah
Cheetah are incredible beings.
Among the most beautiful creatures upon the face of this Earth.
Every moment spent near them is a moment well spent.
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Despite their beauty many have harmed the Cheetah and their habitat. As a result we have only a few thousand left upon Earth.
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Most other animal species are also now in decline.
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Many people today are unaware of the serious threat facing nature.
This lack of awareness is allowing corporations to destroy and exploit the
natural ecosystems which we and animals depend upon for life.
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I create this art to awaken others to the issue and raise funds to protect habitat and biodiversity, all while alleviating poverty and enriching lives.
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With your love and support a better world is possible, but we must act now.
the art of nature
I spot my prey from miles away,
and stalk until we start the chase,
It's been this way since ancient days,
The art of nature's living race.
Like many big cats the Cheetah once lived all over the world.
The oldest known skeleton of a Cheetah is more than 2 Million years old (discovered in China).
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Cheetah are ancient beings.
Return to nature
the strength of speed
I leave the lions to their hunting,
they seem to think strength rules this world,
but when it comes to flat out running,
There is a strength in being first.
Among the most beautiful creatures on Earth, the Cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can outrun any other animal in a straight line, and has been recorded running over 130Km/h!
Good News
Despite habitat destruction, poaching and unsustainable agriculture causing Cheetah numbers to fall to less than 8000, courageous
conservation efforts have successfully increased the number of wild Cheetah in the past few years.
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This incredible work is an example of what is possible when we come together and act. With more support it would be even more effective.
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If we can keep supporting such great efforts then conservation will make real, lasting, positive change for these animals and the ecosystems that
are found in their habitat.
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Saving one species
There are some amazing projects today aimed at stabilising Cheetah populations by returning captive bred Cheetah to the wild. In order to do this we need to protect the grasslands on which these animals hunt.
By protecting land we can regrow grasslands and develop a prey base for these big cats, but this requires protected rangers to defend against poachers and purposefully set fires.
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Though short term impact can be unpredictable, the well managed introduction of keystone species like major predators has been consistently shown to bring massive ecological regeneration in the long term.
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Saving such species will lead to natural regeneration
and massive and collective benefit.
Save many species
By protecting land for the regeneration of Cheetah habitat,
we can save many species and promote ecological recovery.
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By looking after the Cheetah we look after every species in their home.
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Creating protected areas and natural parks will protect many other species beside the Cheetah and also give more humans the chance to learn about these incredible beings,
thus discovering why we should care for and protect them.
do you care?
By creating protected spaces in the Cheetah's original territory we can cultivate a separate and increasingly diverse gene pool across the Earth, promoting health among the remaining Cheetah populations.
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To sustain continued and existing conservation efforts as well as the monitoring and expansion of protected areas, we need collective public action.
Protection of Earth is protection of nature, the animals and life itself.
This support depends upon those who actively care.
the Caring act
​ Our best chance of making people aware of the need to save natural ecology
& preserve endangered species is by sharing the beauty of these animals.
This is one of the main reasons my art focuses upon endangered species;
To let people know and think deeply about acting to save them.
Hopefully more people will act to protect nature soon.
Returning home
The Cheetah once thrived in India but were hunted as the country’s grasslands were repurposed for agriculture. This meant both the Cheetah
and its prey lost their habitat and so struggled to survive.
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Recently awareness has begun growing that Lion's and Cheetah once thrived in the country and the call has come again from millions of people to return wild Cheetah all across India. These calls have been heard and met with positive proposals from several
Indian states, the leading of which are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar.
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With community support a population
of Cheetah and Lions were reintroduced to protect India's Grasslands.
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This was a major victory for India, nature, and all of humanity.
Saving the Cheetah
Among the best proposals for protecting endangered species, particularly the Cheetah, is to reintroduce a protected population into special conservation parks across suitable habitat.
Given that Cheetah once roamed much of the warmer climates on Earth, the potential space available for their reintroduction is huge. A suitable prey base however is only present in a few spaces.​ Two of which are India and China.
Sustaining Ecological Diversity
Protected parks would allow respectful and responsible public observation of wildlife while providing excellent education and employment to those living nearby. This would in turn
support the regeneration of habitat to sustain ecological diversity worldwide.
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Creating such parks across the Earth would transform humanity culturally and attract incredible ecological benefits, providing a massive boost to the wellbeing of all.
Act for nature
The loss of a species is traumatic for everyone on Earth, but we who love these animals are united in our will and care.
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If we all come together and act for the animals collectively, they can still be saved, by us. It will take a real selfless effort by many worldwide, but this can actually be done.
There are many millions of us. We just aren't
working together effectively yet.
It is time we unite and change this.
Stand together
I shatter their accepted limits,
and set a pace no other can,
To feel the Earth while I am on it,
and live beyond the ways of man.
We all have a place in creating our shared reality. All our thoughts and actions play a part in manifesting a better world.
Do you want to see a better world?
Your own actions can create that world.
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Through efforts made today we form
each and every new tomorrow.
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This artwork is a tiny part of this effort.
The world needs to face many serious issues.
By sharing this work I hope to inspire a great create change in this world. We need
to face these issues and choose to
fight for our children, to protect mother nature & our shared futures.
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We need to stand up together,
to realise we are one.
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We need to serve love.
Only those who care can save nature.
“In India, symbols are very important. In the name of the tiger, we saved something more valuable than the tiger: We saved the habitat of the tiger. By that same token, I was hoping the cheetah could save our most productive ecosystems, the grasslands.”
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M. K. Ranjitsinh,
India’s first director of wildlife preservation.
Protect the grasslands
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Wise conservationists, including Dr M. K. Ranjitsinh who drafted the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 in India which preserved many forest as wildlife sanctuaries, rightly see the protection of iconic species like the Cheetah and their habitat as our best chance to preserve not only these incredible animals but also the entire ecology and land upon which they once thrived.
Cheetah
If we begin protecting the undervalued centres of biodiversity that are the grasslands, we would provide safety not only for the Cheetah, but all other animals living
in their new habitat.
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As much as it may seem strange, the introduction of such predators actually helps increase local animal populations. This is because they drive animals to move on, giving vegetation protection from overgrazing and a spread of nutrient rich droppings from the moving herd animals.
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It also provides an emblematic species around which to raise awareness, support and funding for conservation. So, by saving the Cheetah's, we save many
more species!
our future
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We should always be positive but at the same moment honest. We cannot pretend that this world is working anymore. The future being creating
by centralised systems is not good.
In fact it's very harmful.
If we look at our current issues it is very painful..
We are going to have to change, soon,
or else we will all suffer.
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We need to face the fact that a few people are destroying this planet, just to make money.
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It doesn't have to be this way. Why should we allow ignorance and greed to drive nature's destruction? Why do we allow unsustainable and inhumane systems to control our lives?
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We can choose to create a free, natural,
shared world, the way humans used to live.
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There is truly no reason to let the world fall further.
It is time that we all stand to transform this place.
great hope
Thanks to the millions of people actively campaigning for nature, there is now a great hope as conservation efforts have started growing worldwide.
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As the past has clearly shown us, the world can be completely changed in a very short time.
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When change comes from loving, caring people, it does good for all.
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When it comes from the greedy or deceitful, it does not go well.
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If caring people work together, we can change the world for both mankind and natures' benefit.
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So let's do it. Let's protect Nature!
art is action
All of our systems are just human inventions.
Centralised control systems are harming most people and this planet today.
It is time we unite and evolve beyond centralised systems.
We can live a much better way, together.
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Raising awareness is important and that's a huge part of my work.
Our collective awareness leads to our shared futures.
We can live sustainably beyond ignorance,
but only if we choose this way.
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It's not too late to change our course,
but we need to awaken and act together now.
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The work of true art is to awaken others to what they already know,
what they felt as a child but that the world has made them forget.
The inner truth of spiritual reality. Our shared humanity,
our heart, spirit, and soul.
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Pure Love.
Every living soul knows in their heart that we should protect the animals.
If they are endangered by blind human activity, then it is up to the humans who can still see clearly to stand up together and protect nature.
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Art is about sharing vision.
You can see from this artwork that I care for and love animals, but I also choose to take a more visible action. Artwork alone will not change this world, and I am profoundly aware of the need to take part in direct action.
This is why I support and am heavily involved in street activism as well as direct, grass roots, conservation efforts.
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As you can tell from this moment, running in front of traffic so that we could safely close off the bridge, protecting nature and planet Earth
matters greatly to me. ​
We still have time to change this world, but we need to act quickly. The planet and its ecosystems are interdependent. What happens to one ecosystem will effect and influence all the others eventually. We are all a
major part of this process, and can choose to make a difference.
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If we protect natural habitat and cultivate keystone species together then other animals will thrive and the natural world will grow stronger, more resilient and healthy.
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If we fall into apathy and allow corporate controlled governments to destroy nature for profit then we will lose the ecosystems upon which all life depends upon eventually. Ecological collapse cannot be reversed past a certain point; If we allow that to happen then there will be no coming back.
As we saw in 2020 the world can rapidly change if it wants.
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There are many people today who know we need to act now.
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It is up to us to work together to create a change that is good for all.
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None of us can do this alone. We need to work together.
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The future of our children depends upon all of our actions.
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The planet and nature need us all to act now.
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So let's act now, together.
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It is time.