MIXING WITH URBAN WILDLIFE

Rona Binay

COEXIST:

1994

Istanbul, Turkey

1994 2014

Istanbul, Turkey Central Park, NYC

Raccoon, Gray Squirrel, Possum, Eastern Chipmunk, Muskrat, White-tailed Deer, Coyote, Eastern Cot-tontail, White-footed Mouse, Norway Rat, Red-Tailed Hawk, Osprey, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Merlin, Coop-ers Hawk, American Kestrel, Great Horned Owl, Long Eared Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Screech Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Northern Harrier, Red Shouldered Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Glossy Ibis, Black Crowned Night Heron, Great Black-Backed Gull, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull, Sanderling, American Oystercatcher, Piping Plover, Common Tern, Least Tern, Great-er Yellowleg Sandpiper, Black Skimmer Waterfowl, Canada Goose, Double Crested Cormorant, Scaup, Mallard Duck, Bufflehead Gadwall American Wigeon, American Coot, American Black Duck, Pied Billed Grebe, Horned Grebe Brant Goose, Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Common Golden Eye Ruddy Duck, North-ern Shoveler, Mute Swan, Red Breasted Merganzer, Hooded Merganzer, Blue Jay, Killdeer Black Capped Chickadee, Eastern Phoebe, White-Throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Common Grackle Mockingbird, Catbird, House Finch, White Breasted Nuthatch, Monk Parakeet, Yellow Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Red-Winged Blackbird, Ring-Necked Pheasant European Starling, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Chipping Sparrow, Slate-Sided Junco, Northern Cardi-nal, American Robin, Mourning Dove, Ruby Throated Humming Bird, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Rough-Winged Swallow, Rock Dove, Belted King Fisher, Brown Headed Cowbird, Ring-Billed Gull, American Crow, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Eastern Towee Cedar Waxwing, Periwinkle Snail, Blue Mussels, Ribbed Mussels, Bullfrog, Spring Peeper, Red-Backed Salamander, Fowlers Toad, American Toad, Spotted Salamander, Snapping Turtle, Gartersnake, Eastern Box Turtle, Diamond Back Terrapin, Eastern Painted Turtle, Red-

Common NYC Wildlife in Parks

WHY DO I CAREABOUT URBAN WILDLIFE?

Clean WaterVariety of Food

Healthier Landscapes Inner PeaceEcological Balance

Clean Air

WE DEPEND ON BIODIVERSITY ALL DAY, EVERYDAY

‘‘Habitat loss will transformour perception of urban wildlife

from being a nuisance tobeing a highly valued resource.’’

JOYCE HWANG Architecture Professor, University of Buffalo

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*Urban and rural population of the world, 1950-2050. Data from United Nations (2010) * Data from Demografia (2014)

CITIES ARE NOT ONLY THE PROBLEM

BUT ALSO THE SOLUTION FOR THE CONSERVATION

OF BIODIVERSITY.

Philosophy

Children

Sociology

Psychology

Current News

Literature

Future & Technology

Design & Architecture

Politics

Ethics

Science

‘‘This whole idea that we addressenvironmental issues by not

doing stuff just doesn’t work.’’

NATALIE JEREMIJENKO Scientist, engineer, artist, professor at NYU

INITIAL SKETCHES

I. RAISE AWARENESS *Wildspotting *TraceII. MAKE CHANGES *Urban Birdbath *FinchIII. SHIFT THE POINT OF VIEW

I. RAISE AWARENESS *Wildspotting *TraceII. MAKE CHANGES *Urban Birdbath *FinchIII. SHIFT THE POINT OF VIEW

STEP IRAISE AWARENESS

‘‘We try to spark curiosity for wildlife in people. If people become

curious about something they are more likely to learn more.’’

RANGER SUNNY & STEPHANI NYC Urban Park Rangers

Bird

Birdwatcher

Binoculars

DSLR Camera

CENTRAL PARK

Squirrel

Greenspace User

Smartphone

CENTRAL PARK

McCARREN PARK

McCARREN PARK

McCARREN PARK

McCARREN PARK

I’m an artist now.

Are these trees called Sakura?

My boyfriend is going to love this.

STEP IIMAKE CHANGES

There is a constant decline in common birds population every year.

Source: National Audubon Society

Biggest threats: Habitat loss, climate change, collisions with glass or vehicles.

Source: Wild Birds Unlimited Inc.

Water Source

WILLIAMSBURG

Urban Birdbath

PROTOTYPE #2 DIY

PROTOTYPE #3

Biggest threats: Habitat loss, climate change, collisions with glass or vehicles.

Source: Wild Birds Unlimited Inc.

STEP IIISHIFT THE P.O.V.

THANK YOU

Damon Ahola, Brent Arnold, Paola Antonelli, Rinat Aruh, Emilie Baltz, Devendra Banhart, Davey Baron, Matt Barber, Berk Cakmakci, Willy Chan, Herold Herzog,Michael Chung, Allan Chochinov, Elliott Montgomery, EasAbby Covert, Ayşe Birsel, Sinclair Scott Smith, KevinRacoons, Natalie Jeremijenko, Claire Hartten, Carla Diana,Ingrid Fetell, Simon Johnson, Memo the Cat, Jennifer van der Meer, Crosby the Cat, Tak Cheung, Richard Tyson, Andrew Dent,Chris Woebken, Benjamin Critton, Ranger Sunny, pigeonsSteve Dean, Rob Walker, Joseph Weissgold, Audubon SocietySeda Evis, Gabrielle Kellner, Ned Doddington, Busra Erkara, Dr. Robert DeCandido, Carla Diana, Turgut SJanna Gilbert, Marko Manriquez, Ana Kras, Daniel Goddemeyer, Mansi Gupta, Charlotta Hellichius, NYC Parks, Gray Squirrel, Sarah Richards, Monica Khemsurov, Johan Liden, Scarlette the Goldfish, Google, Andrew Synder, Dr. Jason Munshi-South, Kevin McPhee, Kathyrn McElroy, Cassandra Michel, Sigi Moesling-er, Samantha Moore, Gaia Orain, Canadian Geese, Zena Verda Pesta, Project Projects, David Thonis, Seck Family, Pigeons, MY DEAREST MOM, DAD + SISTER, Richard Clarkson, Andrew Schloss, Ranger Steph-anie, Jill Singer, American Museum of Natural History, Samantha Hinds, Rebecca Silver, Becky Stern, Sila Sonmez, Dogu Eroglu, Kyla Fullenwider, Clay Kippen, John Thackara, Salih Berk İlhan, Masamichi Udagawa, Addie Wagenknecht, Helen Walters, Emi Yasaka, Gina Jack, Catherine Devine, Mujde Polatkan, Turgut Sahin, Tim Brown, Aimee Mullins, Matthew Waldman, Douglas Rushkoff, Charles Adler, The New York Times, Audubon

THANK YOU