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
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The Wave at Coyote Buttes
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Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
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Pascua Florida Day
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Too awesome to be a planet
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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A river runs through rice fields
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Daylight saving time begins
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Happy Easter!
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Indigo bunting
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Belize Barrier Reef
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World Art Day
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Napping away New Year s Day
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Cranborne Chase, England
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This park is Superkilen
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Papa was a flightless bird
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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Mardi Gras flower power
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Longer days mean warmer sand
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Badlands National Parks 45th anniversary
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An icy extravaganza
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Old Town Quito