Endangered Species Act Dec 28, 2024

Endangered Species Act

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.

© Damsea/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Dec 28, 2018A species no longer at risk
Dec 28, 2019Did they forget to fly south?
Dec 28, 2020Wildcat in a winter wonderland
Dec 28, 2021Kjell Henriksen Observatory
Dec 28, 2022Maloja, Switzerland
Dec 28, 202350 years of the Endangered Species Act
Dec 28, 2025Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 21, 2025Happy Diwali!
Dec 26, 2025Boxing Day
Feb 14, 2021An oceanic valentine
Sep 26, 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
Jan 15, 2024Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jul 26, 2022Mangrove Conservation Day
Dec 21, 2021Winter solstice
Sep 12, 2023North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
Oct 1, 2018It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
Jan 5, 2024International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
Jul 13, 2021Through an artist s eyes
May 9, 2025International Chameleon Day
Jan 4, 2023Earth at Perihelion
Nov 4, 2023National Bison Day
Sep 5, 2018Salmon migration in full swing
Jan 14, 2019An island oasis in the Indian Ocean
May 1, 2024Lei Day
Mar 18, 2025Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
Sep 12, 2021A grand event
Jun 13, 2021Bear watching in the Finnish forest
Jan 2, 2019Tesla, the visionary
Jun 9, 2025Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
Apr 18, 2021In Sicily, history is everywhere
Dec 30, 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Dec 11, 2020Mountains fit for a queen
Jul 18, 2018Celebrate Mandela Day
Sep 17, 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Apr 4, 2019Taking the forest to the cloud
Sep 14, 2020Tiny fliers head south
Oct 6, 2025Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China