Hope you've been well. There's a lot going on behind the scenes here, and once some things are sorted I can give this campaign my full attention again.
Thank you for responding to the survey, over 80% has responded at this point! Extra thanks to those of you who added any add-ons, this really helps to give me a bit more of a buffer when ordering. 55 of you still have to fill out the survey. You have a few weeks to do this still, though it's extra helpful for me to get surveys in early, to make better estimates of order quantities. If you're still unsure what you want to pick or can afford, or are waiting for stretch goals to unlock, you can fill out the survey and come back to change it at any time.
The new embroidered patches have been finished, and already arrived in Austria. I will have them in my own hands next week. Here's a factory photo from right before they got shipped:
I stocked up on some more pigeons as well!
Meanwhile, this is how things are currently looking for the stretch goals:
The African wild dog is very popular, and the tayra and kinkajou got partially sponsored by the same generous backer who sponsored their portraits as well.
I think the corn snake portrait and the full body clouded leopard have a pretty good chance of making it! I'd personally love to see the bats, lemurs and hare get some love, but otherwise they will be saved for the future. The pre-order store is still open to those who did not back the campaign. If you know anyone who might be interested, you can send them that way. These orders will be shipped alongside the campaign rewards. You can also check it to see the status on your favorite stretch goals! Both the pre-order store and the backer survey add-ons add up to the same total.
Last week I got to take a short break for a zoo visit. It was a great opportunity to study the clouded leopard, which I had never seen this well before! I rarely take the time to export and edit my photos, but here's a few of the clouded leopard and a fossa as they're sitting on the camera right now:
You'll just have to take my word for it that these look better on the actual screen..! I also got to look at tayras, striped hyenas and African wild dogs, to stay in campaign theme. The maned wolves were sadly hiding the entire day!
That's it for now. Feel free to write if you have any questions or comments.
