Endangered Species Day 16 May 2025

Endangered Species Day

Each year on the third Friday of May, people worldwide recognise Endangered Species Day—a day to celebrate, learn about and act on behalf of at-risk wildlife. First launched in 2006 by the Endangered Species Coalition and conservationist David Robinson, this event inspires local and global efforts to protect threatened animals and their habitats.

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Today in History

Serene waters on a trembling earth
Owl be seeing you
16 May 2024International Day of Light
16 May 2026Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, United States

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29 Jun 2025International Day of the Tropics
6 Mar 2024Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
Surrounded by a sea of sand
Alps of the sea
25 Oct 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
22 Aug 2024Ocean City, Maryland, USA
Eyes on the skies
22 Feb 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Piecing together a better tomorrow
5 Jan 2025Plum-headed parakeet
20 Jun 2025Maasai giraffe mother with calf in the Serengeti, Tanzania
21 Dec 2024Burning the Clocks
Aug 26, 2023Museum Night in Berlin
11 Nov 2024Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
23 Jan 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
Sep 9, 2023Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
21 Oct 2023International Archaeology Day
20 Sep 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
Lighting up the Dolomites
28 Jan 2026Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
5 Oct 2025World Teachers Day
6 Apr 2025Gaztelugatxe islet, Basque Country, Spain
25 Nov 2023Toledo, Spain
12 Jan 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
6 May 2026Thunderstorm above the plains, Bulgaria
A show of prehistoric hands
5 Jan 2024International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
4 Oct 2025World Space Week
5 May 2025Brighton Festival
Fly me to the moon