Let's celebrate International Day of Biological Diversity!

The unrestricted exploitation of wildlife has led to the disappearance of many animal (& plant) species at an alarming rate, destroying Earth's biological diversity and upsetting the ecological balance. (UN)

A pheasant in Saskatchewan.

A swallowtail butterfly in Manitoba, CA. (Papilio canadensis)

Prairie dogs in Saskatchewan.

Blue jays in Manitoba.

A cow moose in Manitoba.

A skunk in Manitoba.

     A subspecies of the swallowtail (papilio machaon britannicus).                                                                       Photo by Bill Dean - UK. 

One of several species at risk in Canada, the small white lady's slipper, (Cypripedium candidum). Photo by Mason Brock.

 All photos by PinP, except where otherwise noted.