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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1 Aug 2025Edinburgh Festival Fringe
9 Nov 2025Remembrance Sunday
12 Jul 2025Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
This bird is peak beak
26 Mar 2025Manatee Appreciation Day
Go fly a kite!
21 Apr 2025International Dark Sky Week
19 Jun 2024Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
4 Dec 2025International Cheetah Day
9 Mar 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
26 Feb 2024Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, Canada
A record-breaking reign
11 Mar 2024Koala
21 Apr 2026European hedgehog, France
Living in harmony
A painters palette of natures hues
11 Oct 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
13 Oct 2025Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Flying the flag for Pride
Keyholes to the kingdom
Sep 10, 2023Grandparents Day
6 Dec 2023Computer Science Week
24 Jan 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
A glowing square of squares
14 May 2026Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy
7 Aug 2025Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
A kiss and a sigh
A rainbow that’s worth the rainfall
A hiker’s dream