Endangered Species

Endangered Species is an art project that moved through San Francisco on public transit. Images of animals make the connection that habitats (homes and cities for people, wetlands, woods, and meadows for animals) need protection, attention, and care. Public transportation is an endangered species too, but it is also an agent of conservation and an expression of community. Developed by artist Todd Gilens, Endangered Speciestook place January 2011 to April 2012 on four San Francisco MUNI buses. Did you see them?
Photos or video tagged with EndangerBus on Flickr

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Created by Todd Gilens, Endangered Species is a project of Community Initiatives, a San Francisco-based fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization. Project funding has been generously provided by the following: San Francisco Arts Commission, Potrero Nuevo Fund of Tides Foundation, Zellerbach Family Fund, San Francisco Foundation, Adobe Community Foundation, and Christensen Fund. Buses are provided by the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Species photographers are Gary Alt, Todd Gilens, Summer Lindzey, B. Moose Peterson/WRP, John Sullivan, and Thomas Wang.