The cloak-and-dagger world of wild orchids

This is a story about the discovery of a rare wild orchid in rural Ottawa, and you’ll find a gaping hole in it: There’s no location for the pretty pink flowers.
The “why not?” is the real point. Not that the discovery of rose pogonia orchids isn’t a strong point itself, but there’s something bigger going on here.
Wild orchids have enemies. Poachers. Stalkers. Trophy hunters. Even smugglers for the tropical types.
And they are not alone in the natural world. In