Chris Packham's Springwatch T-shirts
|09:34 UK time, Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Judging from the comments on the messageboard, Twitter and blog, Chris's cryptic T-shirts got a few of you rather intrigued during Springwatch. So here's a video of the man himself to explain the meaning behind his range of nature-inspired, typically quirky T-shirts.
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If you'd like to find out more, here are the organisations Chris was supporting:
- The ornate butterfly spiral shirt, inspired by Damien Hirst, supports the work of Butterfly Conservation.
- His anarchic 'God save the queen bumble bees' artwork was worn to highlight the Bumblebee Conservation Trust's efforts.
- 'Spitfires and swallows' raises awareness of the BTO's 'Out of Africa' campaign, which is investigating the challenges for our sub-Saharan migrants.
- As a woodcock afficianado, Chris couldn't resist bringing your attention to the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust's work to boost woodcock numbers.
Comment number 1.
At 18:20 7th Jul 2010, the longhairedgit wrote:I know what chris means about the tigers, given the many millions that have gone into their conservation over the years, it seems incredibly shameful that they are still in danger, new solutions most definitely need to be found.
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Comment number 2.
At 18:38 8th Jul 2010, Jordan walker wrote:i agree with that they probably would be safer there than here what with pochers and such we really need to get the tigers numbers up
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