Origami Whales Project
Please support continued campaigns outreach and future exhibits of the origami whales project.
Origami whales project. Fold the top edges to the. Estimates indicate that the impacts of previous commercial whaling led to the reduction of whale populations leaving species such as the humpback whale down to 10 the blue whale down to less than 4 from pre exploitation numbers the gray whale down to 12 the right whale down to 6. Rotate the paper until it looks like a diamond.
Since 2004 the origami whales project owp has worked to raise awareness concerning threats to cetaceans dolphins and whales through its stunning and memorable curtain of 38 000 origami whales created by thousands of concerned citizens across the globe and exhibited throughout the world this large scale public art project serves as a powerful visual statement and memorial for the thousands of individual whales killed since the 1986 ban on commercial whaling. A good starting paper size to use is 15 in 15 in 38 cm 38. Origami whales project curtain of 38 000 origami whales.
Making the guidelines 1. Your tax deductible contribution will help the origami whales project continue to raise awareness through campaigns exhibit and outreach educating and empowering children and adults who all are invited to participate in our large scale public environmental art projects. The project was masterminded in 2004 by peggy oki.
According to most recent estimates since 1986 when the international whaling commission iwc moratorium on whaling up to last year 2009 japan norway and iceland have slaughtered over 38 000 whales. Since 2004 the origami whales project owp has worked to raise awareness concerning threats to cetaceans dolphins. Since 2004 the origami whales project owp has worked to raise awareness concerning threats to cetaceans dolphins and whales through its stunning and mem.
With each year japan norway and iceland increase their self made quotas to hunt whales.
