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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Serene waters on a trembling earth
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24 May 2024European Day of Parks
13 Jul 2025International Rock Day
28 Mar 2025Black-naped monarch
29 Sep 2025Rainbow houses, Houten, Netherlands
20 Feb 2024Kinder Scout, England
12 Oct 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States
5 Mar 2024Bangkok, Thailand
17 Feb 2024Jorvik Viking Festival
9 Aug 2025International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
11 Aug 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
So close, yet so far
2 Sep 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
Masterpiece of acoustic engineering
9 Jun 2024Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Navarra, Spain
Sep 7, 2023Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
One rare streak
9 Mar 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
24 Oct 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States
Back to the future
Bridging past and present
18 Mar 2025Red rock formations, Sedona, Arizona, United States
A smooth landing, feet first
1 Oct 2024Black History Month
28 Feb 2025Tibetan New Year
Living rock
Let’s protect our turtles
22 Sep 2023Hobbit Day
13 Mar 2025Holi celebration in Jaipur, India
Remembering D-Day
16 Feb 2024Female pyrrhuloxia in Texas, USA