Here's The Reason 160 Endangered Animals Were Projected Onto The Empire State Building
Historically, our planet as a whole has been pretty remiss to the rapid incline in extinct and endangered species of animals, in large part because the grievous lack of media attention around it. But just recently, Discovery Channel did something no one could ignore.
For three hours this past Saturday, August 1st, the nature-focused network had images of 160 endangered animals projected onto the Empire State Building's facade, for an initiative they've fittingly naming, "Projecting Change."
As many know, Cecil was the 13-year-old male Southwest African lion who lived in Hwange National Park in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, who was heinously shot and killed on July 1st, 2015 by Walter Palmer, an American dentist and "recreational big-game hunter." His death prompted a pervasive outrage among animal conservationists.
The New York Times shared the individual backstories to some of the animals displayed.
