Okavango
Item Number: 3
Category: Art
Retail Value: ZAR R5,000.00
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ZAR R1,000.00
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Donated By:
Jackie During
Description
This magnificent A2 pastel drawing captures the intense, focused gaze of a leopard residing in Botswana’s famed Okavango Delta. The Artist & The Ingwe Network This drawing was generously donated by the talented artist, Jackie During, a key supporter and long-time friend of Ingwe. Jackie has been invaluable to our mission for many years, tirelessly assisting us with community outreach, conveying our crucial messages, and expanding our network of supporters. This drawing is a testament not only to her artistic skill but to her deep commitment to conservation. A Unique History: Tying Past to Present The artwork holds a beautiful, layered history. Jackie created the drawing from a striking photograph captured by renowned wildlife photographer Hannes Lochner during one of his trips to the Okavango Delta. The connection runs deep through our network: Hannes is a past visitor to Duba Explorers Camp, the location that holds special significance for the Ingwe project as it is where the idea about Ingwe's mission was born. Indeed, Marine (Ingwe's Executive Director) managed this camp for three years. This drawing beautifully ties together the talent of our supporters, Hannes’s beautiful photography, and Ingwe’s history in the Delta, creating a truly unique and meaningful piece of conservation art. Unframed and all shipping, tax and tariffs will be the responsibility of the buyer.
Additional Information
Your investment directly supports our mission: To effectively conserve leopards in South Africa by empowering stakeholders through practical scientific recommendations, enabled by formal research, citizen science, novel technologies, and proactive collaboration. Every bid fuels our most critical initiative: the Road Ecology Project, implementing life-saving mitigation measures against road mortality. It also enables the final deployment of the Ingwe Mobile App—the first AI-integrated citizen science tool for faster leopard identification—and helps grow our capacity for evidence-based conservation.