Pollyanna Pickering (30 July 1942 – 29 March 2018)[1] was an English wildlife artist and environmentalist.
[2] Pollyanna Pickering was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and was a wildlife artist who went on many expeditions around the world to study animals in their natural habitats.
She won numerous awards including the AFC Simon Combes Conservation award (2012) which recognises conservation through artistic excellence, and held the role of Patron of The Wildlife Art Society International.
[4] In 2000 she established The Pollyanna Pickering Foundation to raise funds and campaign for conservation and animal welfare worldwide.
She was active with many wildlife charities acting as Patron of The Badger Trust and The Born Free Foundation[5][6] among many others.