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Victoria Marie posted artwork 5 months, 1 week ago2022-01-20 Prompt # 20 Tortoise: The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a threatened tortoise species native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka where it inhabits dry areas and scrub forest. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2016. It is threatened by habitat loss and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. It was upgraded to CITES Appendix I in 2019 (threatened with extinction), by full consensus among all member states, giving it the highest level of international protection from commercial trade. #doodlewashJanuary2022 #WorldWatercolorGroup #AquarelleCanadaWatercolour 20220120_Tortoise
Victoria Marie posted an update2022-01-20 Prompt # 20 Tortoise: The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a threatened tortoise species native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka where it inhabits dry areas and scrub forest. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2016. It is threatened by habitat loss and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. It was upgraded to CITES Appendix I in 2019 (threatened with extinction), by full consensus among all member states, giving it the highest level of international protection from commercial trade. #doodlewashJanuary2022 #WorldWatercolorGroup #AquarelleCanadaWatercolour 20220120_Tortoise
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I love this, Victoria. The shell is great.
Thank you Gary.
I really like this one Victoria 🙂
Thank you Brenda.
Beautiful, Victoria!
Thank you Mary.
I hadn’t heard of these species. Fabulous painting and interesting information!
Thank you Sandra.
Beautiful painting, Victoria!!
Thank you Varsha.
This is so good!!
Thank you Priscilla.