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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21 Jun 2026Happy Fathers Day!
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4 Apr 2025National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC, United States
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22 Jan 2025Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
28 Apr 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
31 Oct 2023Halloween
5 Dec 2024Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States
1 Sept 2026Horsehair parachute fungus, Belarus
27 Sep 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
28 Oct 2025The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
15 Jul 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada, United States
18 Oct 2023Canary Wharf tube station, London
6 Feb 2024Lake Tahoe, USA
11 Oct 2023The Painted Hills, Oregon, USA
9 Mar 2025The Shard, London
Finding maths in nature
25 Oct 2024Frankenstein Friday
11 Nov 2024Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
9 Dec 2025Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
20 Jun 2025Maasai giraffe mother with calf in the Serengeti, Tanzania
8 Jul 2025Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
20 Sep 2025Oktoberfest begins!
23 Jun 2025Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
29 Oct 2025Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
28 Sep 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
21 Feb 2025Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India