Today is a big day for conservation—it"s the anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Passed in the US in 1973, this law was a game-changer, ensuring that economic growth wouldn"t steamroll over species at risk of disappearing forever. For the first time, plants were given protection too, and the focus shifted from merely avoiding extinction to actively helping species recover to the point where they could thrive without protection.
Endangered Species Act
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
A wild and scenic scene
-
Milford Sound/Piopiotahi rainforest in New Zealand
-
Row, row, row your gondola
-
American bison
-
State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
-
Get amped for Glastonbury
-
Shining like Klondike gold
-
European river otter, Netherlands
-
Jeju Island, South Korea
-
Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
-
Okefenokee Swamp
-
Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
-
Thomas Edison s bright idea
-
Spot on for International Cat Day
-
A different view of sharks
-
Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
-
FOR FOREST by Klaus Littmann
-
The power of the forest
-
Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
-
Giving Tuesday
-
Polar Bear Week
-
Papa was a flightless bird
-
National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
-
National Hammock Day
-
Sailing across the ice
-
Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
-
Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
-
A snuggling ball of cute
-
In praise of the old…the very old
-
Four little birds sitting in a tree…