Endangered Species Day May 17, 2024

Endangered Species Day

Today, on Endangered Species Day, we unite in a collective effort for conservation. Every third Friday in May, we pay close attention to animals and plants. The Endangered Species Coalition founded the event in 2006 with the goal of actively working for the survival of endangered species. Currently, there are over 44,000 species threatened with extinction. Among the world"s most endangered animals are the Javan and black rhinos, the mountains gorillas and the Hawksbill turtles.

© Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A window to the Pacific
Incan ingenuity
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Reflecting its stylish past today
This magical beach is worth the hike
Nature’s blue wonder
Jul 30, 2025Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Blood moon
Underwater underground
Aug 1, 2024Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh
Apr 15, 2024Centraal Station, Antwerp, Belgium
Whats so funny?
Jan 21, 2024Eurasian red squirrel
Apr 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
Jul 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Mar 3, 2025World Wildlife Day
Chilling out on an ice floe
Feb 17, 2024Kailasa temple in Ellora caves
Aug 29, 2023Turkey tail mushroom
A grand view
Jul 13, 2025International Rock Day
Mar 14, 2024Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Jan 16, 2025Pinnacles National Park, California, United States
Bridging the gap two ways
Nap your worries away
Aug 28, 2025Great white egret, Hungary
Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
Feb 19, 2025European river otter
Positively purple peaks
Aug 20, 2025The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
Aug 24, 2023Shark Fin Cove, California, USA
May 31, 2024Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
Nov 9, 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway