For art's sake, support creativity

The United Nations has designated 2010 the Year of Biodiversity to highlight the amazing variety of life on Earth and the importance of protecting and sustaining the planet's fragile ecosystems.

But if you want to do your bit to help protect the world's biodiversity, forget pandas, whales, bats and butterflies for the moment.

If you really want to help protect an endangered species, turn your attention closer to home, as there is a species under threat right here in the streets of Beijing.