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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Farewell Ma’am
23 Aug 2025European fallow deer in England
9 Dec 2024Guanacos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
18 Nov 2024Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales
11 Dec 2024International Mountain Day
All hail the mighty mangrove!
23 Jan 2025Sundance Film Festival
Life on the lake
15 Feb 2025Kingfisher
30 Dec 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
31 Oct 2025Happy Halloween!
Chilling out on an ice floe
Wind powered ice racing
Stretching to the sky
27 Aug 2024Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
6 Sep 2025Rufous hummingbird, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, United States
15 Nov 2024Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Step back in time...
28 Nov 2024City Hall, London, England
10 Jan 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee, Zermatt, Switzerland
Mists over the Amazon
Black History Month begins
2 Sep 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
11 Jan 2025Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
21 Mar 2025Happy International Day of Forests!
9 Jul 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
30 Nov 2023Leadenhall Market, London
24 Sep 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
11 Oct 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
10 Feb 2026Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain