2021 GALLERY
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
WHERE DID ALL THE ANIMALS GO?
GREAT NORTH MUSEUM: HANCOCK
Where did all the Animals Go? 2021 by Jane Lee McCracken in partnership with Born Free exhibits printed vinyls of original Biro drawings by over 600 children from North East England, California, Kenya, Guyana and Malaysia, who participated in Jane’s workshops.
The drawings portray some of the world’s most vulnerable species, many of which face extinction. Evocative and uninhibited, each portrait depicts an individual being that plays a vital role in its ecosystem, while contemplating what their eyes have seen. The exhibition provides an opportunity to form connections with each species, through the creative response of a generation of young people.
Where Did All the Animals Go? is on permanent display in the Living Planet Gallery, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne.
This online gallery represents a selection of drawings by children from each participating school curated by Jane most of which feature in the exhibition with regional descriptions by Born Free's Education Officer, Charlie Baker. Many children made more than one drawing during Jane's workshops. Some of these exceptional drawings which due to space limitations and species representation could not be displayed in the exhibition, are celebrated in this online gallery.
NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Newcastle Bridges RVI School
We often forget the amazing wildlife living right on our own doorstep. There is a great variety of animals found in the UK and of course the north east of England, with mischievous red squirrels and timid roe deer, found across the region.
Lexi: Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Vulnerable
Lexi: Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Endangered (UK/ENGLAND)
Aminah: Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Least Concern
UK & EUROPE
Newcastle Bridges RVI School
We often forget the amazing wildlife living right on our own doorstep. The amazing variety of animals found in the UK and of course the north east of England, with mischievous red squirrels and timid roe deer found across the region. Some animals are as rare and colourful as those found in other areas across the world and require equal protection.
Alex Grade 4: Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Endangered
D Year 4: Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus *BAP Species; Daniel Year 4: Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Near Threatened
Daniel Year 4: Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Least Concern
Tayven Year 4: Common Predatory Bush-cricket Saga pedo Vulnerable
Aliyah Year 4: Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Red (Near Threatened IUCN); D Year 4: Saimaa Seal Pusa hispida ssp. saimensis Endangered
Grace Year 4: Saimaa Seal Pusa hispida ssp. saimensis Endangered
Daisy Year 4: Saimaa Seal Pusa hispida ssp. saimensis Endangered; Charlotte Year 4: Common Hamster Cricetus cricetus Critically Endangered
Bridges RVI School set of UK and global species and Laurel Avenue Community Primary set of UK and European species at Great North Museum: Hancock
NORTH AMERICA
St Mary Magdalen's RC Primary School
Adam Year 4: American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus americanus Critically Endangered
Finlay Year 4: Red Wolf Canis rufus Critically Endangered
Ava Year 3: Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina Vulnerable
Finlay Year 4: Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes Endangered; Harry F. Year 3: American Bison Bison bison Near Threatened
Harry R. Year 4: Cagle’s Map Turtle Graptemys caglei Endangered
James Year 3: American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus Vulernable
Luke G. Year 3: Florida Bonneted Bat Eumops floridanus Vulnerable
Luke G. Year 3: Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii Vulnerable
Millie Year 4: Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis Critically Endangered
Nyla Year 4: Greater Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido Near Threatened
Lyla Year 4: Steller’s Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus Vulnerable
St Mary Magdalen's RC Primary set of North American species
at Great North Museum: Hancock
CALIFORNIA
El Morro Elementary, Laguna Beach
California is a large state found on the western coast of the United States. Due to the state’s large size the climate ranges from polar to subtropical and is one of the richest and most diverse parts of the world. It is home to some unique species and subspecies of animals and is also a stronghold for many endangered species, including the Western monarch butterfly.
Taylor Grade 3: Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Endangered
Macie Grade 3: Sea Otter Enhydra lutris Endangered
Halle Grade 3: Mojave Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii Vulnerable
Ella Grade 5: Riparian Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani ssp. riparius Locally
Endangered
Taylor Grade 3:
California Bay Checkerspot Butterfly Euphydryas editha ssp. bayensis Locally Threatened
Penelope Grade 3: Island Fox Urocyon littoralis Near Threatened
Pablo Grade 4: California Condor Gymnogyps californianus Critically Endangered
Gavin Grade 4: Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis Locally Threatened
Jack Grade 4:
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Near Threatened; American Black Bear Ursus americanus Least Concern
Pablo Grade 4:
Mojave Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii Vulnerable
CALIFORNIA
Top of the World Elementary, Laguna Beach
California is a large state found on the western coast of the United States. Due to the state’s large size the climate ranges from polar to subtropical and is one of the richest and most diverse parts of the world. It is home to some unique species and subspecies of animals and is also a stronghold for many endangered species, including the Western monarch butterfly.
Lily Grade 2: Grey Wolf Canis lupus Locally Endangered
Ace Grade 2: Sea Otter Enhydra lutris Endangered
Rosie Grade 6: Valley Elderberry Long Horn Beetle Desmocerus californicus ssp. dimorphus Locally Endangered
Grace Grade 4: Island Fox Urocyon littoralis Near Threatened
Nina Grade 10: Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Near Threatened
Mia Grade 6: White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Vulnerable
Coleman Grade 2: Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus Locally Endangered; Grayson Grade 4: Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis ssp. sierrae Locally Endangered
Mila K Grade 4: American Black Bear Ursus americanus Least Concern;
Scarlet Grade 2: Grey Wolf Canis lupus Locally Endangered
Zia Grade 3: Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea Vulnerable
Holly Parent and Laguna Beach Artist: Grey Wolf Canis lupus Locally Endangered
Susie Frosell Laguna Beach Artist: Tule Elk Cervus Canadensis ssp. nannodes Locally Endangered
Dr Kirsten Rogers WDATAG? PR:
Yosemite toad Anaxyrus canorus Endangered
OCEANIA
Mortimer Primary
Despite being one of the smallest continents in terms of land, the large number of isolated islands found in Oceania have resulted in a huge number of infamous endemic species. From the huge array of marsupial mammals found in Australia, to the large flightless kakapo of New Zealand. Its climate ranges from tropical in Papua New Guinea, to temperate in New Zealand.
Alivia Year 4: Fiji Crested Iguana Brachylophus vitiensis Critically Endangered
Amardas Year 4: Coastal Peacock Spider Maratus speciosus Unclassified
Lily P. Year 4: Bell’s Sawshelled Turtle Elseya bellii Endangered
Charlie Year 4: Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Vulnerable
Eve-Casey Year 4: Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Vulnerable;
Eva Year 4:
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Vulnerable
Lily M. Year 4: Kakapo Strigops habroptilus Critically Endangered
Ryan Year 4: Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Vulnerable; Oliver Year 4: Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius Endangered
Jasper Year 4: Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby Petrogale xanthopus Near Threatened
Jasper Year 4: Fiji Crested Iguana Brachylophus vitiensis Critically Endangered
Tillie Year 4: Okarito Kiwi Apteryx rowi Vulnerable
Amy Year 4: Yellow-bellied Glider Petaurus australis Near Threatened
Alivia Year 4: Quokka Setonix brachyurus Vulnerable; Coastal Peacock Spider Maratus speciosus Unclassified
Jake Year 4: Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Vulnerable
Mortimer Primary set of Oceania species at Great North Museum: Hancock
MADAGASCAR
Corbridge Middle
Madagascar is located off the East Coast of Africa, and is the world’s fifth largest island. Having been isolated for around 88 million years, many of Madagascar’s species have evolved into something truly unique. In fact, over 90% of Madagascar’s species are endemic, meaning that they can be found nowhere else in the world, including every single species of lemur.
Henry Year 7: Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis Endangered
Abigail Year 7: Lesser Chameleon Furcifer minor Endangered
Sadie Year 7: Fosa Cryptoprocta ferox Vulnerable
Eadward Year 7: Coquerel’s Sifaka Propithecus coquereli Critically Endangered; Ella H Year 7: Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta Endangered
Holly Year 7: Rufus Mouse Lemur Microcebus rufus Vulnerable
Top: Millie Year 7: Malagasy Rainbow Frog Scaphiophryne gottlebei Endangered; Sadie Year 7: Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis Endangered
Nuha Year 7: Diademed Sifaka Propithecus diadema Critically Endangered
Jed Year 7: Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata Critically Endangered
Corbridge Middle set of Madagascan species at Great North Museum: Hancock