The Last Winter
The Last Winter by Dulk Fine-art Giclée print on French cold-press watercolor paper 14 x 24 Inches Hand-deckled edges Signed & numbered Printed with ♥ by Paragon Press Released on the last day of winter in 2018 (March 20), "The Last Winter" by Dulk highlights polar bears and their uncertain future in the face of global climate change. Polar bears are the world's largest land predator and posterchild of global climate change. They spend most of their lives on sea ice and are hence marine mammals. The ongoing loss of sea ice due to the changing global climate threatens their habitat. For this reason, polar bears are classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Artist Statement "The accelerated melting of the Arctic, caused by human impact and global warming, threatens the survival of polar bears and iconic marine life like beluga whales. Polar bears need ice to walk, hunt and feed their young. If there is no ice there is no rest, no food, and extinction