Sustained Investigation #5

For this project, I wanted to capture some of why the monk seal has been considered endangered. The struggles they face daily with their habitat are the biggest issues. Human presence is the number one issue endangering these seals. These issues include overfishing the water around them, nets left in the water to trash that is left on the beach.

For this project, I used watercolor paper and paints, watercolor brushes, colored pencils, and markers.

I researched why they were considered endangered. I sketched out a couple of ideas with the seal and different items that were possibly causing them harm. The beach and water are their primary habitats so I knew I wanted to be able to capture both of those within my project. I added in the main reasons that affect their habits with using a fishing boat in the water and the trash that people leave on the beach.