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

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1 Nov 2024Vineyards in Varnhalt, Black Forest, Germany
Panoramic Penzance
The rolling hills of Moravia
The grass looks greener on this side
Rugged rocks and ancient history
28 Nov 2023Giving Tuesday
17 May 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
2 Sep 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
10 Dec 2025Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
5 May 2024Happy Cinco de Mayo!
15 Oct 2025Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States
7 Oct 2025Autumn colours below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado, United States
13 Jan 2026Hen Galan
Crowning jewel of London
19 Feb 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
A right royal tradition
Black History Month begins
28 Nov 2025Val Brandet, Corteno Golgi, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Kings of the north
A flashy, frigid waterfowl
23 Aug 2025European fallow deer in England
19 Sep 2024International Talk Like a Pirate Day
12 Oct 2023Palouse region, Idaho, USA
Sep 8, 2023International Literacy Day
Towering trees of Tuscany
Reflecting on Christmas
Perfect, pastoral Palouse
6 Sep 2024Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
24 Feb 2024Almond trees in full bloom, California, USA
An architectural masterpiece fit for a king