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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Aug 23, 2018Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
Oct 22, 2025The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
Jan 24, 2018Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
Nov 12, 2019Sleep tight, little hedgehog
Jul 30, 2018Children at play for International Day of Friendship
Dec 22, 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
Aug 5, 2022Edinburgh festivals
Dec 5, 2024Tufa formations in Mono Lake, California
Jan 28, 2022Short-eared owl
Nov 15, 2018‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
Feb 12, 2021The cycle begins anew
Nov 27, 2025Happy Thanksgiving!
Feb 1, 2022Black History Month
Jan 22, 2022Martinique
Sep 16, 2025Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
Aug 20, 2025The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
Mar 19, 2026Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
Mar 5, 2018Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
Sep 15, 2024National Hispanic Heritage Month
Jul 19, 2020Venice by night
Jun 24, 2023Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Jan 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Oct 15, 2020A star is borne by seaweed
Sep 14, 2022Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
Sep 13, 2024Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Mar 13, 2026Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
Sep 3, 2018Construction workers resting above Manhattan
May 21, 2023Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
Dec 18, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Jun 30, 2018The aftermath of a meteorite