Endangered Species Day May 16, 2025

Endangered Species Day

Each year on the third Friday of May, people worldwide recognise Endangered Species Day—a day to celebrate, learn about and act on behalf of at-risk wildlife. First launched in 2006 by the Endangered Species Coalition and conservationist David Robinson, this event inspires local and global efforts to protect threatened animals and their habitats.

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Today in History

Serene waters on a trembling earth
Owl be seeing you ... somewhere!
May 16, 2024International Day of Light

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Jun. 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Oct. 26, 2024Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
Staying in the loop
Where the humpback whale sings
Happy Thanksgiving!
May 2, 2025Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
Kickoff in Qatar
Happy New Year’s from down under
Mar. 17, 2025Happy St. Patricks Day!
Widespread and long-eared
Sep. 13, 2023Hemakuta Hill, Hampi
Feb. 15, 2025The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
Sep. 15, 2023Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
An experiment in sustainability
Apr. 22, 2024Earth Day
The ‘potato chip bird’
The sea pool of Penzance
May 28, 2025World Otter Day
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Aug. 14, 2024World Lizard Day
Nov. 4, 2025Tower Bridge, London, England
Sep. 28, 2025Town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
May 27, 2025Mona Vale rockpool, Sydney, Australia
Jan. 27, 2026Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
Feb. 17, 2025Coll dAres, Catalan Pyrenees
Misty mountain hop
Dec. 26, 2024Boxing Day
Mar. 2, 2024Modica, Sicily, Italy
May 26, 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Nov. 14, 2025Manatee