World Wetlands Day

[Greg Shchepanek]

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World Wetlands Day

2 February each year is World Wetlands Day to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. This day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. https://www.worldwetlandsday.org

Wetlands are land areas that are saturated or flooded with water either permanently or seasonally. Inland wetlands include marshes, ponds, lakes, fens, rivers...

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[Greg Shchepanek]

February 2nd is World Wetlands Day. Frogs are quintessential amphibians of wetlands. This is one of my favourite photos of a Northern Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans melanota) taken on the Snake River at the Shaw Woodlot, Ontario, Canada. Please consider visiting a wetland on this day. #WorldWetlandsDay

Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8 mm • ƒ/4.0 8.8 mm 1/50 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

This World Wetlands Day please consider adding a wetland photo to celebrate our Wetlands of International Importance.

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Ramsar Wetland sites are located all over the world and they are Wetlands of International Importance. Please consider visiting one on February 2nd for World Wetlands Day. [HASH=694]#Worldwetlandsday[/HASH], [HASH=695]#wetlands[/HASH], [HASH=696]#Ramsarsites[/HASH], [HASH=697]#Ramsarconvention[/HASH],
Favourite spotting at a Ramsar Site. Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida, United States • Ramsar site no. 1888.

Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/6.4 86.0 mm 1/125 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

All Ramsar Sites are protected wetland and conserved areas, some are parks, sanctuaries and refuges. These places are havens for diverse Flora & Fauna.
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347.

Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/125 220 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Don't be thinking of the Groundhogs tomorrow : It will be World Wetlands Day 2021, show some to our Wetlands
#Worldwetlandsday

Groundhog (Marmota monax) Kanata, Ontario, Canada.

 

[Chavezshutter]

Great collections of wildlife photos, very nice job!!

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Great collections of wildlife photos, very nice job!!

Thank you so very much I have been to most of the Ramsar Sites in North America ... I need to branch out and hit new parts of the world ... huummm ... is looking like a really great location to search for Ramsar sites and find some beautiful wetlands. Happy WWD2021 !