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We’re in the middle of a mass extinction that’s seeing the disappearance of animals and plants from the face of the earth at a frightening pace. It’s strange to think that our children or grandchildren will live in a world where giraffes or white rhinos could cease to exist in the wild – could, perhaps, vanish altogether.
Every Pixels is one animal. The more pixelated the image, the closer it is to extinction.
The World Wildlife Fund wanted to shine a spotlight on the often-forgotten but still looming tragedy, so they worked with creative designers Nami Hoshino, Yoshiyuki Mikami, and Kazuhiro Mochizuki at Hakuhodo C&D in Tokyo to create the concept of population pixelation.
Image Credit: JJSmooth44
Image Credit: JJSmooth44
Recently, Imgur user JJSmooth44 made a followup to the project then posted it on Imgur and Reddit, and people seem just as taken.
Image Credit: JJSmooth44
Image Credit: JJSmooth44
The results, as you can see, are stark and sad.
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Sadder still? These population declines are all driven by humans.
Image Credit: JJSmooth44
Image Credit: JJSmooth44
Will we do something to turn the tide in time?
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That remains to be seen.
Image Credit: JJSmooth44
But as long as there are a few pixels left, there’s still hope.
