Endangered Species Day May 17, 2024

Endangered Species Day

Today, on Endangered Species Day, we unite in a collective effort for conservation. Currently, there are over 44,000 species that are threatened with extinction. Among the world"s most endangered animals are Javan and black rhinos, mountain gorillas, and Hawksbill turtles.

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Today in History

May 17, 2018Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
May 17, 2019Work out on your way to work
May 17, 2020My my, it s Syttende Mai
May 17, 2021Happy Syttende Mai!
May 17, 2022Salt ponds of Maras, Peru
May 17, 2023Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy

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Oct 5, 2018Is that a smile?
Nov 26, 2025World Olive Tree Day
Jan 14, 2025Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
Oct 10, 2025Visiting the Mamanuca Islands for Fiji Day
Aug 3, 2025Blooming sunflowers
Aug 23, 2018Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
Jun 4, 2020A bridge too Fawr
May 14, 2020Green fields of grain
Apr 23, 2024World Book Day
Feb 16, 2023Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
Jan 15, 2018Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
Jul 13, 2019Batten down the hatches
Dec 20, 2019Tree of many colors
Aug 23, 2021A little blue
Jul 23, 2025Vatican City with St. Peters Basilica
May 30, 2023Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
Oct 27, 2024Polar Bear Week
Jul 10, 2022Ölüdeniz, Turkey
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Jun 19, 2018Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
Jul 16, 2021Whatever floats your boat
Nov 3, 2018A bison preserve
Sep 16, 2018Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
Apr 21, 2025International Dark Sky Week
Aug 4, 2021A special day for a special cat
Oct 27, 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Jan 28, 2022Short-eared owl
May 30, 2025Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee