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
May 16, 2026Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, United States

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Mar. 17, 2024St. Patricks Day
Jan. 20, 2024Macaroni penguins, Drake Passage, Chile
Trails leading to the gateway of nature.
Widespread and long-eared
May 24, 2024Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Apr. 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Black sands in a tropical paradise
A gem in the Rockies
Feb. 21, 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
Living rock
A very public display of affection
May 7, 2025Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Apr. 20, 2024Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Jan. 8, 2024Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
Jan. 18, 2026White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
Dec. 13, 2025Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Jul. 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Mar. 7, 2026The Brocken, Harz National Park, Germany
This lake is no mirage
Jan. 4, 2025Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam
Oct. 2, 2023World Architecture Day
Oct. 5, 2024World Teachers Day
Jul. 2, 2024Italica, an old Roman city in Santiponce, Andalusia, Spain
Mar. 3, 2025World Wildlife Day
Apr. 29, 2024Fujian Tulou, China
Feb. 24, 2024Almond trees in full bloom, California
Centuries of time in a Delicate Arch
Jan. 13, 2026Hen Galan
Aug. 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska, United States
Feb. 1, 2026Colourful house in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil