The Creative Animal Foundation

08/18/2020

It's like a modern-day Bob Ross and Jane Goodall are making a live show with Sotheby's Auction House to save wild orangutans. 🎨🦧🙋‍♂️🖼👩‍⚖️

This live charity fundraiser will, quite literally, paint a picture of conservation efforts while teaching all about orangutans, and introducing you to the folks saving them from extinction.

Join wildlife presenter, Stephanie Arne (former host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), and wildlife artist, Timothy Davison, as they teach about our third-closest relatives on the planet.

Throughout the evening, there will be:

- Fun games, polls, and quizzes
- Guest Interviews with Orangutan Experts & Conservationists
- Engaging Educational Presentations
- Live Oil Painting
- Live Auction of TWO Original Paintings to benefit AZA's Orangutan SAFE Program

Want to help, but can't afford an original oil painting - donate a few bucks to the Creative Animal Foundation via the 'donate' button - 100% of the evening's donations which will be given directly to Orangutan SAFE's conservation efforts save and protect orangutans in the wild.

05/21/2020

Check out what Tim and Steph created: Think John Krasinski's viral SGN meets Jack Hanna (hmm, surprise guest?) It's fun and factual, and who doesn't love positive wildlife stories?

05/10/2020

I think we have enough trash for 300,00 more of these beautiful sculptures around the planet. 🤗

"Ethyl" is a life-sized, 82-foot-long sculpture of a blue whale made entirely from recycled ocean plastic.

04/21/2020

What are you doing for Earth Day?

02/28/2020

BREAKING NEWS: On the same day we premiered our short film about the nest project, we got new data from Bird Island. It's breeding season, and an incredible 93% of the nests are occupied!

Better yet, there are eggs in 84% of the nests already.

Staggering numbers! The careful design is paying off, and the birds know these artificial burrows will keep their chicks safe. This is why we need to build more of them.

We're celebrating! Give our team a virtual congratulatory toast with a “like.” Thanks for being part of our community -- please keep sharing! 🐧

02/26/2020

Researchers have developed a “living concrete” that grows moss, lichens and fungi that could turn city buildings into giant air purifiers Spanish researchers have developed a porous, acidic concrete that acts almost like soil for moss, lichen, fungi and other drought-tolerant vegetation. They ar...

02/11/2020

Fantastic!

A petition circulating around the University of Nebraska-Lincoln hopes to put an end to the red balloon release at Husker football games and replace it with a more sustainable tradition.

01/28/2020

PORTLAND, Ore. – Marine trash is transformed into marine animals in a traveling art exhibit that’s currently at the Oregon Zoo. The exhibit features a series of giant sea-life sculptures made from ocean debris. The sculptures debuted at the zoo this week. It’s called “Washed....

01/22/2020

Tessa, age thirteen, and Davia, age ten, are sisters from the West Coast that share many interests: from their love of animals to traveling around the world. They also love the environment and were stumped when they found out that there wasn’t a chemical-free and inexpensive shampoo bar on the mar...

12/24/2019

Wanna see what our tiny home looks like this holiday season? I think you’ll like it’ 🎄🕊🥰🏠

12/23/2019

12/10/2019

What a fun story to share! If you live around Santa Barbara, CA we would love to see you at our premiere tonight at the zoo!

https://www.kclu.org/post/south-coast-filmmakers-shine-light-plight-endangered-african-penguins

Some Santa Barbara filmmakers have created a film about a little known, endangered species of penguins. They are looking at African penguins, at home on an

11/04/2019

We are finalizing the “Saving Penguins,” script before the final voice-over recording. We are doing the best we can to do this story justice because these endangered, heat-stressed penguins deserve all a chance at survival. We will premiere the film the week of November 11th!

*Pictured below is a heat-stressed in need of an artificial nest for protection from predators and the sun.

10/28/2019

You want to help orangutans and other animals struggling as a consequence of unsustainable palm oil industries? Please make sustainable choices and support companies that have improved their practices.

Use this handy Halloween candy guide to make sure you're supporting brands that have committed to using sustainable palm oil in their products. Together, we can make a difference for orangutans in the wild.

For more information on the palm oil crisis, visit cmzoo.org/palmoil.

10/25/2019

“...if people look at clothing as a long term purchase and avoid overshopping, it will have a much more significant impact.”

Concern over climate change and human rights are driving the change.

09/20/2019

Taking practical, common sense steps to address problems facing our environment today is in the best interest of each of us AND future generations.

09/15/2019

It is far from a complete ban, but it is a good move ..."India is taking bold steps to reduce its plastic pollution by banning six different types of single-use plastics: plastic bags, cups, plates, small bottles, straws, and certain types of sachets.

The ban is expected to reduce the country's annual plastic consumption, an estimated 14 million tons, by about 5%."

This is what real leadership looks like.

09/13/2019

ANNOUNCEMENT: CoFounder, Stephanie Arne is the official Wildlife & Conservation Ambassador for CuriosityStream!

08/31/2019

Time for a reusable and recyclable option for the “red cup.”
FYI- Americans recycle less than 3% of our plastics and What we did recycle, we sold to China to recycle but they are no longer accepting our plastic. Therefore, we need to switch to alternatives and avoid plastic as much as possible until America comes up with a solution within our own country.

Red Solo cup, what? This reusable cup will make you feel better about your debauchery.

08/12/2019

Have your city install bat homes instead of spraying chemicals into the air. 🙃

A crowdfunded startup wants to encourage homeowners to fight insect invasions with a natural enemy.

08/04/2019

National ‘green legacy’ initiative aims to reduce environmental degradation

07/15/2019

Holy otter pops! Stephanie is with the Alaska SeaLife Center and their wildlife response team! Could that baby beeee any cuter?

06/23/2019

06/16/2019

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Dieline is a bespoke creative platform that exists to serve the packaging community. Our mission is to build a global community of practitioners and to advocate the packaging industry towards more sustainable solutions through creativity and innovation.

06/14/2019

How cool is Goby, instead of having garbage bins all around the beach a barbed wire and mesh gigantic fish sculpture was

06/06/2019

If we want children to value relationships over stuff, we have to be intentional about the way we bring it into their lives.

05/28/2019

Time to kick it into high gear! Zoom!

Adidas is helping clean up the ocean by fishing out plastic bottles and using them to make shoes We’ve all heard the warning that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050. People are working on strategies to remove millions of tons of plastic waste from …

05/03/2019

Reduce and refuse.

04/29/2019

New York State lawmakers agree to impose a statewide ban on most types of single-use plastic bags from retail sales to curb an unsightly and omnipresent source of litter.

04/26/2019

Made from recycled tree pulp, the Igloo Recool is a green-minded alternative to disposable coolers made from Styrofoam. It costs $10 and it's coming May 1.

04/16/2019

Oh my! We want these walls everywhere!

04/08/2019

Congrats Indonesia! Look at everyone working together!!! It takes all of us to contribute our passion and skills to accomplish a goal where everyone wins.

03/12/2019

“Over 1,000 species of marine plants and animals can be found within the kelp forests of California. See this stunning biodiversity up close with host Stephanie Arne in our new 4K show, 'Cities of the Sea.'”

Watch now at http://bit.ly/2Uvu7R9

03/07/2019