Sunshine & Amanda
Giclee print - 13×14.5”
Signed & hand-numbered.
Limited to 100.
Giclee print - 13×14.5”
Signed & hand-numbered.
Limited to 100.
Giclee print - 13×14.5”
Signed & hand-numbered.
Limited to 100.
In 1988, Amanda Lollar found this little bat, its wing broken, on a hot sidewalk in Texas. The bat, later named Sunshine, clung to life long enough for Amanda to get her out of the heat and administer fluids. From there began an epic journey that has saved thousands of lives and uncovered the criticality of a cornerstone species.
Over an intense 37 years of advocacy, education, and compassion, Amanda’s love for Sunshine has led to the creation of Bat World Sanctuary, the largest Bat Sanctuary and bat conservation center in the world, with satellite offices in Bulgaria, Italy, Japan, and Austria. They offer educational workshops, coordination with organizations like the CDC, and a very active 24-hour global hotline. Amanda has corrected countless myths about bats and discovered how critical bats are; a species without which there would be global extinctions of many plants like agave and rubber.
My lesson from Sunshine & Amanda; you do not have to face down an army with guns to change the world, although that is certainly one way. Another way is to live compassionately. Another way is to live.
