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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When landscape met wilderness
Apr. 7, 2024International Beaver Day
Jan. 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
May 24, 2025European Day of Parks
Nov. 12, 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Oct. 27, 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Jul. 18, 2025Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
Dec. 9, 2024Guanacos in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Nov. 15, 2024Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Aug. 27, 2024Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Mar. 9, 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
Jun. 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Feb. 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Mar. 28, 2026African buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Mar. 17, 2024St. Patricks Day
Oct. 1, 2024Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Where we go to play
A bridge that holds up history
Nov. 3, 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
Sep. 3, 2023Skyscrapers in Manhattan
Feb. 18, 2026Przewalskis horses
Nov. 23, 2025Fibonacci Day
Aug. 30, 2024International Whale Shark Day
Jul. 28, 2025World Nature Conservation Day
Secluded sands in Mexico
Mar. 5, 2024Bangkok, Thailand
Oct. 18, 2023Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Mar. 18, 2026Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon, USA
And so it begins!