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For those wondering about stone lithographer William E. Hitchcock:

Pennsylvania-born William E. Hitchcock (ca. 1822-May 30, 1906) lithographed primarily for Peter S. Duval and John T. Bowen, according to Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers on the Library Company of Philadelphia website.
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A79306

France-born Peter S. Duval (1804 or 1805-Feb. 9, 1886) trained as a lithographer in France and immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in autumn 1831 to accept a position as lithographer at Childs & Inman printing firm, according to Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers on the Library Company of Philadelphia website. C.G. (Cephas Grier) Childs (Sep. 8, 1793-July 7, 1871) had partnered with New York portrait painter Henry Inman to form Childs & Inman in 1830.

Childs dissolved Childs & Inman in 1833 and formed Childs & Lehman. Buying out Childs in 1834, Duval formed Lehman & Duval with artist George Lehman (ca. 1803-1870). In 1837 Duval bought out Lehman and formed his own firm, known as P.S. Duval & Company and as P.S. Duval & Son.
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool:78982
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A79110

For those wondering about the depictions of two ring-tailed ground squirrels as Annulated Marmot Squirrel (this post's ninth image):

The squirrels were illustrated by French-American artist, naturalist and ornithologist Jean-Jacques Audubon (April 26, 1785-Jan. 27, 1851), known as J.J. Audubon or John James Audubon. The illustration appeared between pages 212 and 213 for "Spermophilus Annulatus -- Aud. and Bach" (pages 213-215) in The Quadrupeds of North America, vol. II, authored by John James Audubon and the Reverend John Bachman and published by V.G. Audubon in 1851.
https://archive.org/details/quadrupedsofnort02audu/page/n276/mode/1up

American draftsman and lithographer William E. Hitchcock is credited with engraving the illustration on stone ("On Stone by Wm E. Hitchcock"). The lithograph was printed by English-born, Philadelphia-based printmaker, painter and illustrator John T. Bowen (ca. 1801-1856) ("Lith. Printed & Col'd. by J.T. Bowen Phil").

Audubon noted for the "Geographical Distribution" of Spermophilus Annulatus (page 215):
"The specimen we have described above, was obtained on the Western Prairies, we believe on the east of the Mississippi river; the locality was not particularly stated. It was politely presented to us by Professor SPENCER F. BAIRD, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a young Naturalist of eminent attainments.”
https://archive.org/details/quadrupedsofnort02audu/page/215/mode/1up

For those wondering about the illustration of the ringtail panda by Dutch zoological illustrator Joseph Smit (this post's 10th image):

The depiction by Joseph Smit (July 18, 1836-Nov. 4, 1929) appears opposite page 507 as an illustration for "5. Note on Ailurus fulgens" by B. Simpson, M.D., published in the Nov. 11, 1869, issue of Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year 1869.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91102#page/612/mode/1up https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28663441 https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07360.x

Smit based his illustration of Ailurus fulgens on a depiction by German natural history artist Joseph Wolf (Jan. 22, 1820-April 20, 1899), according to a footnote by Philip Lutley Sclater (Nov. 4, 1829-June 27, 1913), English lawyer, zoologist and Secretary of the Zoological Society of London (1860-1902):

"The figure is taken from Mr. Wolf's drawing of the individual brought home by Dr. Simpson, and now living in the Society's Gardens (Nov. 11th). -- P. L. S." https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91102#page/613/mode/1up)https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28663442
https://archive.org/details/biostor-109029
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07360.x_

For those wondering about Scott Gustafson's illustration of a giant panda (this post's ninth image):

Chicago,Illinois-based American artist Scott Gustafson (born Dec. 7, 1956) has illustrated magazines and children's books and has accepted commissions from companies such as Celestial Seasonings.

He illustrated the giant panda for the Chamomile Green Tea Box in the Celestial Seasonings product line.

He offers a "signed, archival print" of his original oil painting of the Celestial Seasonings Panda via his website (https://www.scottgustafson.com/misc-animals-studio-prints/celestial-seasonings-panda). The print is available as on "high quality, luster finish paper, protected in a clear plastic enclosure."

For those wondering about photographs of the giant panda taken by Kermit Roosevelt, as mentioned in this post's fourth image:

Theodore Roosevelt III (Sep. 13, 1887-July 12, 1944), often known as Theodore Roosevelt Jr., and Kermit Roosevelt Sr. (Oct. 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) were the first and second sons of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Theodore Roosevelt II; Oct. 27, 1858-Jan. 6, 1919), 26th President of the United States (Sep. 14, 1901-March 4, 1909), and his second wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (Aug. 6, 1861-Sep. 30, 1948), 32nd First Lady of the United States.

The painting by German-born American wildlife artist Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (Aug. 18, 1869-Oct. 21, 1959) and the photographs that inspired "The Giant Panda" (this post's fourth image) by American artist and illustrator Arthur August Jansson (Aug. 1, 1890-March 31, 1960) of the American Museum of Natural History's (AMNH) Department of Preparation appeared in Trailing the Giant Panda, authored by the Roosevelt brothers and published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1929.

"The Giant Panda From a painting by Carl Rungius" opens the Roosevelts' adventurous memoir as Trailing the Giant Panda's frontispiece (https://archive.org/details/trailinggiantpan0000kerm/page/n9/mode/1up).

A photograph of the fallen giant panda jointly shot twice each by the two brothers appears in Chapter VIII "High, Low, Jack, and Game" opposite page 228 (https://archive.org/details/trailinggiantpan0000kerm/page/n274/mode/1up).

For those asking about Jeff Fuchs:

Jeff Fuchs appears in this post's eighth image (third from last).

As noted in the image's caption: "In 2007, Jeff Fuchs became the first westerner to trek entire Yunnan–Tibet Ancient Tea Horse Road (3,728 miles/6,000 kilometers)."

Jeff co-founded Akahiao Nature Institute with his wife, Julie Rogers, in 2018. The institute is located in Huehue Ranch on the western slope of Hualālai shield volcano on Hawai'i's Big Island. Jeff and Julie operate Akahiao as "an experiential learning center for ecological designs and environmental stewardship," as stated on "Story of Our Place" page on the institute's website (https://www.akahiao.org/our-place).

Akahiao offers Partner Programs and Daycare. The institute and partnering organizations co-design programs that fulfill partner goals and embody Akahiao's "core values of nature immersion, identifying of self values, and nourishing food" ("Partner Programs," https://www.akahiao.org/partnerprograms). ʻAkahiao Keiki Program is licensed as Family Childcare Home (FCCH). The daycare emphasizes guided exploration of nature for up to six children in the program ("'Akahiao Keiki Program," https://www.akahiao.org/daycare).

"If we don’t engage youth, how then can we expect them to care?” explains Jeff in "Aloha ‘Aina at Hawaii’s Akahiao Nature Institute," an interview with writer Raye Mocioiu posted on the Global Heroes news and media website (https://www.globalheroes.com/jeff-fuchs-akahiao-nature-institute/).

Contact information for Akahiao Nature Institute:
email: julie@akahiao.org
phone: 808-781-4563
address: 72-3667 Hawaii Belt Road
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County 96740

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The price says £16.20 for paperback, £5.90 for Kindle.