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The Biodiversity Project

As we rocket past 7 billion people on Earth and race toward an ever-more-crowded home, many other species are being kicked in the opposite direction.

Biodiversity is about more than saving species for the sake of nobility or honor. It is about preserving the balance of ecosystems that have taken millions of years to evolve, dependent on each of their innumerable living and non-living parts.

Joel Sartore believes that by cataloguing species in danger, we can be reminded that time is running out for many of them. If we are forced to look at them (and in stunning beauty), then we will be forced to see.

A beautiful project, for biology and for our appreciation of life. Check out his ongoing collection, 1,800 and counting. Awesome.

(via Joel Sartore)