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Emma Colbert is a professional artist painting in the medium of soft
pastel. Working on animal portrait commissions for the past fourteen
years, Emma enjoys painting all types of subject matter including
landscapes, wildlife, people and still life. Endorsed by Unison Colour
Pastels, she has created several colour selections of soft pastels for
them introducing other artists to the beauty of the medium. These days
Emma spends much of her time teaching via her videos on Youtube and
Patreon.
IN EMMA’S WORDS:
I decided to become an artist based on the fact that I loved drawing and
animals. The link between my work and animals has always been clear and
I think that a lot of animal artists start the same way. I discovered
pastel at an early age and I feel totally at home with this medium. My
painting time at the easel using my beautifully vibrant and tactile
pastels is still the best part of my working day.
I’m delighted to be involved in projects where funds are used directly
to help animals. It always was and still is my aim to make a difference
with my art.
The Cheetah is assessed as Vulnerable under criterion A4b based on a population size reduction of 37% (21–51%) over three generations (approximately 15 years) between 2017 and 2032 (A4b) and criterion C1 based on a global population size (tentatively estimated at 6,500 mature individuals) and a projected averaged continuing decline (C1).
Data from a comprehensive national assessment in Zimbabwe, the only large area that includes protected and unprotected landscapes with reliable population estimates from two points in time, indicates a decline of 85% over 15 years.
The population projections conducted by Durant et al. (2017) show that if Cheetah outside protected areas are subject to high levels of threat, then the global Cheetah population may decline by more than 50% over the next 15 years (three Cheetah generations), and thus the Cheetah may be close to qualifying as EN under criterion A3. High levels of threat are expected on the African continent since human populations in many Cheetah range states are predicted to double over the next few decades, with leading to increased pressures on natural resources (United Nations 2017). Preventing a steep decline in Cheetah populations in the face of an ongoing period of rapid growth in Africa’s human population over the next few decades will be the most serious challenge for the conservation of this species.
Given the evidence of ongoing and increasing threats to Cheetah posed by rapid anthropogenic change across the species range, we recommend that the Cheetah is a species under observation and its threat status is closely monitored, with a reassessment after a minimum three-year period or as soon as new information emerges.
SOURCE: IUCN RED LIST
