WILD LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY OFTHE YEAR

摘要

A polar bear strides into the Arctic wind, on the hunt for seals. A tiny tree frog clings to a blade of marsh grass, basking in the morning sun. Giant kelp sways with the ocean current, providing shelter and food to multitudes of species. Wildlife photography, executed well, transports us to worlds we rarely see and offers us a glimpse at life through the eyes of the planet's non-human inhabitants. But increasingly - as several of the winning images in the most recent Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition show - our ever-expanding infrastructure is encroaching upon the natural world, bringing us into contact, and conflict, with wild animals. It's the hope of Canadian Geographic and competition co-sponsor the Canadian Museum of Nature that these photos, submitted by members of the Canadian Geographic Photo Club (photoclub.cangeo.ca), will inspire the public to learn more about, and protect, Canada's wildlife.