This is a commissioned work that forms part of the Red Room's 'Extinction Elegies' series. Each poem in the series is about a species that is either extinct or threatened with extinction.

An artist's statement is available here: https://redroomcompany.org/blog/red-room/stuart-cooke-extinction-elegies/

A 3-part radio program about extinctions was also produced by Red Room. I took part in the 3rd episode: https://redroomcompany.org/projects/extinction-elegies-radio-series/