Endangered Species Day May 16, 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 ... somewhere!
May 16, 2024International Day of Light

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Aug. 23, 2025St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
Jul. 27, 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Apr. 25, 2024World Penguin Day
Jun. 8, 2024Canadian Grand Prix 2024
Nov. 15, 2023Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
Keep practicing, little guy
Celebrating Canada and Englands common bond
May 21, 2025International Tea Day
Apr. 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Jul. 10, 2025Independence Day of the Bahamas
Dec. 25, 2023Christmas Day
Trunks packed for road
Dec. 13, 2025Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Lest we forget
Nov. 28, 2025Val Brandet, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
An archaelogical treasure
Aug. 25, 2024Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Feb. 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
A road not for the faint of heart
Feb. 1, 2024Polar bear, Churchill, Manitoba
Jul. 31, 2025Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Nov. 27, 2024Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
Jan. 20, 2024Macaroni penguins, Drake Passage, Chile
Jun. 7, 2024World Oceans Day
Jun. 19, 2025Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Aug. 9, 2024International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Serene waters on a trembling earth
A life-sized snow globe
Mar. 23, 2024World Meteorological Day
Where are these illuminated walkways?