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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Protecting the gentle giants
Spiralling upward...
23 Nov 2023Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
12 Dec 2024Poinsettia or Christmas flower
5 Jul 2024Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Single file, please!
26 Sep 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
25 Oct 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA
3 Dec 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)
17 Jul 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
12 Oct 2023Palouse region, Idaho, USA
1 Jun 2024Pride Month
26 Apr 2025Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada
Tomb of the Golden Pharaoh
29 Nov 2023Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree lighting
When only a hug will do
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
More of a moustache than a beard?
Prehistoric trails
Misty mountain hop
8 Mar 2025International Womens Day
History in the making
6 Feb 2025Waitangi Day in New Zealand
8 Aug 2024Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Drifting through Kerala
17 May 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
11 Mar 2024Koala
19 Feb 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
23 Sep 2023Autumnal equinox