Endangered Species Day 16 May 2025

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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7 Oct 2025Autumn colours below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado, United States
The cliffs and canyons of Zion National Park
27 Jun 2026Boneyard Beach, Hunting Island, South Carolina, United States
An island crossroad of culture
Good cold fun
Sep 6, 2023Rethymno, Crete, Greece
10 May 2025Minnesota State Capitol, St Paul, Minnesota, United States
22 May 2025Hay Festival
Heavenly hot springs
3 Jun 2024World Bicycle Day
Single file, please!
8 Jul 2025Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
4 Apr 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
8 Aug 2024Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
4 Jan 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
7 May 2024A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
19 Feb 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
5 Oct 2025World Teachers Day
Alps of the sea
28 Feb 2024Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
Bewitched by the fairy flower
Red rock country
10 Apr 2026Black grouse males, Estonia
15 Feb 2025Kingfisher
22 Oct 2025Belogradchik Rocks, Bulgaria
4 Mar 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
All hail the mighty mangrove!
6 Oct 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York
19 Jul 2025National Moth Week
13 Nov 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico