A PROOF OF CONCEPT
EO WILSON BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION
HALF-EARTH DAY
AMERICAN MUSUEM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK
Tree of Life at the American Museum of Natural History
EO Wilson brought a sample of the Tree of Life to his Half Earth Day at the American Museum of Natural History as a way of recognizing the collaboration between his Foundation and the Tree of Life, and to illustrate the consilience between the arts, technology, and natural science that he has advocated for years.
Species Included:
Engelmann Oak, Quercus engelmanii, Critically Endangered
Gray Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum, Endangered
Demon Flower, Nepenthes khasiana, Endangered
Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug, Endangered
Ghost Orchid, Dendrophylax lindenii, Endangered
Binturong, Arctictis binturong, Vulnerable
Forked Aster, Eurybia furcata, Endangered
Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula, Poecilotheria metallica, Critically Endangered
Eternal Light Fungi, Mycena luxaeterna, Endangered
