Paint to Preserve

Paint to Preserve - 4Endangered was founded by two artists with a dedication to wildlife and environmental preservation. We specialize in creating unique, one of a kind, wildlife and Endangered animal airbrushed art on backpacks/bags and apparel. Our mission is to fund-raise, educate, and help support environmental programs and sanctuaries in order to uphold support from communities to strengthen awareness and accomplish goals.
This blog was created to share some of the work we do and to share wildlife and environmental issues the world faces today. We will be posting artwork created on backpacks, bags, and apparel featuring wildlife and Endangered animals which can be purchased through our online store. We have a passion for animals as well as the environmental issues they face and will be posting relevant and informative stories and information to facilitate awareness to this cause. Visit our website to learn more about who 4Endangered is www.4endangered.com ~BC

Mar 22, 2022

Australia lists Koalas as endangered species



Australia declared the koala endangered in the eastern part of the country, with signs of climate change contributing to the marsupials’ declining numbers.

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Dec 28, 2021

'Critically endangered' orangutan born at Audubon Zoo on Christmas Eve


Credit: Audubon Nature Institute

NEW ORLEANS — The Audubon Nature Institute says one of its zoo's critically endangered Sumatran orangutans who was pregnant with twins gave birth to a healthy male infant on Friday. Sadly, the ape's second infant died before birth.

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Dec 16, 2021

TNC is Saving Endangered Bog Turtles in Massachusetts



Learn about how The Nature Conservancy is saving endangered bog turtles in Massachusetts. Bog turtles are one of the smallest terrestrial turtles in North America. And they are a federally threatened species. There are less than about 150 turtles left in Massachusetts, but the bog turtle population

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Everyone warned him to not meet the gorilla he raised ❤️ 🥺



Everyone warned him to not meet the gorilla he raised. 🦍 5 years later, their meeting in the jungle left everyone in tears. ❤️

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Nov 20, 2021

Pandas are off China's endangered list. But threats persist.

A captive giant panda and her cub explore their enclosure at the Wolong China Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan Province.

Hong Kong The giant panda, China’s national animal, is a global symbol of cuteness. But the black-and-white bears have long suffered for their irresistible qualities—poached for their pelts, smuggled out of the country as cubs to the U.S.

Nov 14, 2021

Willie Nelson Pens Powerful Open Letter Demanding More Protection for America's Wild Horses


Photo copyright to Return To Freedom, Wild Horse Conservation , Nonprofit Organization, Nov 17, 2020

Willie Nelson has had a lifelong love of horses. Today, more than 70 horses roam his sprawling Texas ranch, most of which he rescued before they could be sent to slaughterhouses. But the legendary musician knows that not all horses are so fortunate.

Oct 14, 2021

Sierra Nevada red fox to be listed as federally endangered

The slender, bushy-tailed Sierra Nevada red fox will be listed as an endangered species, federal wildlife officials FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2014. file photo provided by the National Park Service from a motion-sensitive camera, a Sierra Nevada red fox walks in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, that it will list the red fox as an endangered species, estimating its population now totals fewer than 40 individuals in an area of California stretching from just south of Lake Tahoe to south of Yosemite National Park. (National Park Service via AP, File)

 Monday, saying its population has dipped to just 40 animals in area of California stretching from Lake Tahoe to south of Yosemite National Park. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided against listing a distinct population of the foxes in the southern Cascade Range of Oregon and near Lassen Peak in Northern California.

An Ancient Lineage: Indian Wolf Among World’s Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves

Stemming from an ancient lineage, Indian wolves are one of the most evolutionarily distinct and endangered gray wolf populations. Credit: Mihir Godbole/The Grasslands Trust

The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the scientists who sequenced the Indian wolf’s genome for the first time.

6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt

The tribal lawsuit comes three weeks after a coalition of wildlife advocacy groups sued to stop Wisconsin’s wolf hunt this fall and void a state law mandating annual hunts.(Source: Canva)

(AP) - Six Native American tribes sued Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that the hunt violates their treaty rights and endangers an animal they consider sacred.

Canada's Boreal Forest Is Being Turned Into Toilet Paper

Illustration credit: Ben Wiseman for NRDC

Most consumers don’t know that the toilet paper they find on shelves is made in part from climate-critical forests like Canada’s boreal forest.

Aug 2, 2021

Endangered Species Are Paying the Price of COVID-19


Wildlife keeper Bui Van Thu checks a Chinese pangolin inside its enclosure at Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, a group that runs a pangolin conservation program inside the Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh, on Sept. 14, 2020. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The table we’re writing on is made of rosewood, the most trafficked wildlife product in the world. For months, we’ve been researching the uptick in logging and poaching, which are gradually emptying out the forests here in Cambodia as well as neighboring Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Endangered orcas get new protection from US government



SEATTLE - Endangered killer whales received new habitat protections from the U.S. government Friday.

Oct 22, 2015

New duffel backpack available now from 4Endangered!

New Wolf duffel backpack just of the easel. This bag is hand dyed and hand painted with the airbrush. The bag is dyed light grey with dark grey rope cinch and painted with greys, blues and purples, and white. This bag would make a great Christmas gift.

Oct 14, 2015

New Gorilla backpack

4Endangered Etsy shop new listing https://www.etsy.com/listing/251898647/reserved-gorilla-drawstring-duffle

Aug 13, 2015

Red Eyed Tree Frog-backpacksport-bag-hand-painted


New Red Eyed Tree Frog hand painted backpack from @4Endangered #backpack #frog Etsy shop listing https://www.etsy.com/listing/244024576/tree-frog-backpacksport-bag-hand-painted

Aug 5, 2015

Traveling? Don't forget your backpack!



Get ready for your next travel adventure with a 4Endangered animal bag. New this week,  beautiful screech Owl and free shipping till the end of August! Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/243066399/owl-backpacksport-bag-hand-painted

Jul 31, 2015

New animal backpacks!


Turtle backpack new in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/242471100/green-sea-turtle-drawstring-duffle

Jul 22, 2015

New backpack from 4Endangered


New in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/241501148/crow-bird-one-of-a-kind-backpacksport

New Giraffe backpack

New item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/241312452/giraffe-one-of-a-kind-backpacksport-bag

Tiger and Zebra backpacks from 4E

New items in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/240509084/bengal-tiger-one-of-a-kind-backpacksport

Mar 20, 2015

New work from 4Endangered

Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/226982945/gorilla-tshirt-size-adult-medium-custom