Today is Endangered Species Day

[Greg Shchepanek]

Ghost Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera lepida) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (N2N3) in Canada (NatureServe).

Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/6.3 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Evaluated as Endangered by IUCN Red List: www.iucnredlist.org/details/4968/0 Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3) in North Carolina, US (NatureServe).

Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/6.4 86.0 mm 1/125 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Kelso Sand Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, California, United States. Listed as vulnerable: www.iucnredlist.org/details/9400/0 Conservation Status: imperiled (S2) in California, US (NatureServe).

Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 94.9 mm 1/500 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Western Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum L. var. Andinum) Columbia Wetlands, British Columbia, Canada. Ramsar site no. 1463. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3S4) in British Columbia, CA (NatureServe).

Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/4.0 6.2 mm 1/100 80 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2N,S4B) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe).

Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 250 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) Quebec, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2) in Québec, CA (NatureServe)

Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/80 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Have to add a bird, Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: Threatened in Ontario, CA (NatureServe)

Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 112.2 mm 1/400 125 Flash (off, did not fire)