Endangered Not-a-Seagull
/This endangered black-billed gull debuted in my 2012 graduate thesis, titled “Don't Call It a Seagull," but is now a fitting ambassador for my next project on New Zealand seabird conservation.
Nat Geo & New Zealand!
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Left to right: Destry Maria Sibley, Isaí Madriz, Toby Cox, Lilly Sedaghat, And me. Photo by Randall Scott/National Geographic.
Off to New Zealand for nine months to sketch seabirds! I've been awarded a Fulbright-Nat Geo Storytelling Fellowship to write and illustrate stories about seabird conservation for National Geographic. Just finished a week at Nat Geo HQ in Washington, DC, where I presented my project and got trained. My four fellow Fellows are headed to Mexico, Chile, Kyrgyz Republic, and Taiwan.
Stay tuned for more info.
Long-lost storm-petrel
/The long-lost New Zealand Storm Petrel, considered extinct for 100+ years until rediscovered in the 21st century #seabirds #ornithology pic.twitter.com/CrAdNxRDZt
— Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) March 23, 2017