Ele Willoughby, PhD

My beaver lino block print is hand printed on delicate, translucent, handmade Japanese paper with a deckle edge. This is a North American beaver (Castor canadensis), symbol of Canada. 🇨🇦

April 7 is International Beaver Day. While a species of “least concern” according to the IUCN Red List of mammals, numbers of North American beavers have been literally decimated since colonization. 🧵1/

#linocut #printmaking #beaver #InternationalBeaverDay #conservation #washi #wildlifeArt #sciArt #mastoArt

Apr 7 at 11:14amWeb
Show threadEle Willoughby, PhD1d ago
Beavers play such an extremely important role in ecosystems; dams restore wetlands with biodiversity comparable to tropical rainforest, cleanse water, help regulate climate and moderate flow of streams and rivers. Past over hunting beaver has had a radical negative impact but conversely present reintroduction efforts can rapidly and effectively restore wetlands. 🧵2/2
Show threadColorblind Cowboy1d ago
@minouette I heart this. My favorite animal when I was a child.
Show threadEle Willoughby, PhD1d ago
@colorblindcowboy thank you! Amazing animals.
Show threadPinchy63 🇨🇦1d ago
@minouette
Beautiful! I love beavers! If you haven’t seen it already check out the largest beaver dam in Canada. https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/nature/beaver_gallery
World’s Largest Beaver Dam

Show threadEle Willoughby, PhD1d ago
@Pinchy63 thanks very much! I had seen that dam, and it is truly amazing!