The wildlife ranger in today’s homepage image is conducting a bird census in the rainforests of a rare ecosystem in Chiapas, a state in southern Mexico. Modern-day park rangers perform a variety of tasks in their jobs, and it can be dangerous work. A ranger in the savannahs of Africa may track and apprehend poachers, while rangers in North America might brave harsh conditions to collect valuable data about the health of our forests, waters, and the critters that inhabit those places. So today, World Ranger Day, we honor the rangers who have died or were injured in the line of duty. The important work they do helps us better understand and appreciate the wild world around us.
Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Badlands National Park turns 44
-
Hispanic Heritage Month
-
Back on the rise
-
Wandering Watkins Glen
-
World Maritime Day
-
Gateway to America
-
A story of wind and ice
-
Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
-
Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
-
Pumpkin patch
-
The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
-
The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
-
World Otter Day
-
In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
-
Shark Fin Cove, California
-
Eastern grey kangaroos in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park
-
Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
-
Astronomy Day
-
Summer Olympics begin in Paris
-
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
-
Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
-
Celebrating the first day of spring
-
Seonam Temple, South Korea
-
Defying gravity on a swing ride
-
The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
-
Reflections on the mighty Amazon
-
The Hermitage of Santa Justa
-
A monastery in the mountain
-
Don’t look down
-
Glacial spires in the fog