It’s right here once more – the nineteenth annual, worldwide Endangered Species Day shall be going down on Friday, Might seventeenth, 2024!
Discover out how one can have fun Endangered Species Day this Might.
Endangered Species Day is a chance for folks of all ages to have fun and find out about endangered species and how you can defend them. 2024 is especially particular as a result of it comes simply after the fiftieth Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act in December of final 12 months. The Endangered Species Act is a landmark piece of conservation laws defending our nation’s fish, crops, and wildlife and we have fun it–and the species it safeguards–daily.
Listed here are simply two thrilling methods you could take part in Endangered Species Day this Might:
- Endangered Species Chalk Artwork Occasion (Might 11 – 19): For the fourth 12 months in a row, we’re holding an all-ages chalk artwork competitors. You’re invited to create chalk artwork in your neighborhood depicting threatened or endangered species. When you put up a photograph of your chalk artwork on Instagram you possibly can win prizes, together with a $250 grand prize – and lift consciousness of the significance of defending wildlife.
- Group Science (All through Might): Take part in science at house or in your neighborhood by apps together with iNaturalist, E-Chicken, and Merlin Chicken ID, or participate within the Metropolis Nature Problem and different occasions to empower your self and people round you to be neighborhood conservation scientists!
This Endangered Species Day is an opportunity to have fun the biodiversity throughout us and take motion to guard our most cherished wildlife species. We hope you’ll take part on Might seventeenth and all through the month of Might!
Thanks upfront for being part of Endangered Species Day.
Sincerely,
Tara Thornton
Director of Institutional Engagement
Endangered Species Coalition
