I hope you do not mind me contacting you but I am currently researching images of Lates mariae for the ARKive project (www.arkive.org). During my research I came across your image and was wondering whether you would allow us to use it on ARKive?
ARKive ¡V www.arkive.org ¡V is a unique conservation initiative, which aims to increase awareness of the need for biodiversity conservation by using wildlife imagery. Films, photographs and audio recordings of the world¡¦s animals, plants and fungi are being gathered into one centralised digital library. To date we have created digital multi-media profiles for some 5,000 species, digitising and storing more than 37,000 still images and over 60 hours of moving footage. These important audio-visual records are being preserved and maintained for the benefit of future generations and are being made available via the ARKive website.
I have attached more information about the ARKive project. However, in summary:
„XIt is ARKive's current aim to compile audio-visual records for the 17,000-plus species currently threatened with extinction, according to the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
„XWe are looking for media (moving footage, still images and audio) to depict each species' life history as comprehensively as possible. In order for us to achieve this aim we need help from as wide a variety of media donors as possible.
„XThe ARKive website acts as a showcase for image providers, displaying copyright and contact details with every image and links to each media donor's own web activities.
See examples of species which have been ¡¥ARKived¡¦ at: www.arkive.org
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me,
