by Beth Molasky

       I paint endangered animals today because I have always been an advocate for conservation.  Dr. Richard Carroll, the Vice President of Africa Programs for World Wildlife Foundation said "Glimpsing at a gorilla through the green veil of the jungle made me realize...

Sea Stars along the Pacific coast have perished in an outbreak of wasting syndrome that scientists believe is caused by a virus.  Adult Starfish have virtually disappeard this summer from a pathogen called densovirus that has killed millions of sea stars.  The conditio...