Endangered Species Day Celebrated May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd

Endangered Species Day was started by the US Senate to bring attention to the large number of species that are struggling to survive. It is recently passed legislation and was sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island.

Everyone can play a role in conserving what remains of the world’s natural, wild biological diversity. Recent media reports indicate many species are on the decline, mainly due to human activities. Dr Stuart Butchart of the United Nations Environment Programme said of their current research, “Our data show that 2010 will not be the year that biodiversity loss was halted, but it needs to be the year in which we start taking the issue seriously and substantially increase our efforts to take care of what is left of our planet.”

Stop Extinction, The Endangered Species Coalition has assembled a number of helpful resources related to the event, including what you can do, and a teacher’s toolkit. Stop Extinction also has a list of events you can attend. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has provided an endangered species online quiz. The National Wildlife Federation has a list of actions to take in order to preserve habitats and wild animals.

For example, simply making a post on Facebook can spread information that can be passed on and create a wave of attention. Of course, you are free to create your own contributions, or do your own research to support Endangered Species Day.

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Sandi C.

3:31PM PDT on May 2, 2012

MARKING MY CALANDER!

send a green star

sheri d.

10:49AM PDT on May 2, 2012

thank u for this share

Dave C.

2:41PM PDT on May 1, 2012

thanks.....but until we celebrate and acknowledge these endangered species everyday we won't easily solve the problems we are creating for them.....

Nyack C.

10:27PM PDT on Apr 18, 2012

Almost that time again

Tanja Z.

12:15AM PDT on Apr 17, 2012

thanks for information!

12:44PM PDT on Apr 16, 2012

This will be a long overdue day.

KS G.

5:10AM PDT on Mar 14, 2012

Thanks for the article.

Kenneth D.

11:25AM PDT on Mar 12, 2012

Good news

Amanda G.

11:08AM PST on Mar 9, 2012

Thanks!

Vicynthia T.

9:45AM PST on Mar 9, 2012

Thank you for sharing. Hope this day could raise the awareness about how endangered animals have been threatened and how they can still contribute to our ecosystem.