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Peregrin Falcon by Emily Read in Montreal
Peregrin Falcon
In 1980, there was only one peregrine falcon nesting couple left in southern Quebec which increased to 196 by 2015. (1) In 2018 in Montreal, fifteen have been born in Montreal and all have survived! (2) Peregrine Falcons in Quebec have consistently occupying more territories since 1970. (3) Populations of peregrine falcons have increased all over Canada greatly thanks to the ban on the insecticide DDT. (1)
?""This species has undergone a large and statistically significant increase over the last 40 years in North America (2,600% increase over 40 years)" (4)
Read more: (1) Peregrine falcon population sees record growth in Quebec, CBC, Oct 2015, (2) Une Excellent Année Pour le Faucon Pérlin à Montreal, Radio Canada, Martin Labrosse, 2018, (3) Quebec Management Plan for Peregrine Falcons, COSEWIC, (4) IUCN, Red list: Peregrine Falcon, The peregrine falcon's remarkable turnaround - Canadian Geographic, Harry Wilson, Dec.2017,
Meet the Artist
Montreal, CanadaEmily is an established artist whose work has won numerous international art awards, been featured in magazines, and exhibited in galleries such as the Louvre. She has painted murals in Australia, Finland, Spain, Costa Rica and Canada. In 2018 and 2020, her murals were awarded as the top ten murals in Montreal.
Proof that one person truly is capable of making a positive difference in the world, Emily has been on a mission to find stories of individuals successfully saving endangered animals. In a world full of turmoil, the tranquil essence that drifts through Emily’s artwork is a welcome salve for broken hearts and troubled minds.
An allegiance to nature is the thread that runs through all of Emily’s work. A world traveler and explorer, she has developed her palette to incorporate a wide range of colours and textures that represent Earth’s cultural and natural diversity.
Emily’s artistic style is a melding and welding of her inborn talent for realism and detail combined with the freedom and spontaneity imposed through her experience doing street art.
The result is a trance-like experience that stuns in its meticulous precision and caresses the heart with its messages of hope and unity.
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