Bear in Mind
Illustration for the article “Bear in Mind – What are the consequences of private wildlife ownership?”, published in Deseret Magazine, a US magazine dedicated to reportage and essays on politics, culture, and life in the American West.
The piece tells of Yellowstone Bear World, a private wildlife park in Idaho where bears are bred in captivity and transformed into attractions for visitors. The underlying question is what it means to reduce wildlife to simple entertainment. Setting the voices of owners, biologists, and animal rights activists side by side, the article shows how places of this type occupy a grey area between education, ethics, and business, raising questions about the welfare of bears and the real function of these parks.
The illustration was chosen for American Illustration 41 and was a finalist in the 2022 Communication Arts Illustration Competition.
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