Endangered Species Day - May 18, 2012
May 18, 2012
On May 18, 2012, NOAA celebrates "Endangered Species Day."
Held the 3rd Friday in May every year, Endangered Species Day recognizes and encourages national conservation efforts to save our endangered species and their habitats.
How Do I...?
*Find Events in My Area 
*Help Protect Endangered Species: 10 Easy Steps
*Learn about Endangered and Threatened Species in My State
*Learn Why to Save Endangered Species (podcast)
*Read More about the Endangered Species Act
Nearly 40 Years Ago...
"Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed."
-President Nixon, upon signing the Endangered Species Act, December 28, 1973
Want to Know More?
More information about protected marine species is available on our website.
Whale Rescue: Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
Credit: NOAA Ocean Today
 Video: Hawaiian Monk Seal Seen at 1,781 feet underwater Credit: NOAA Ocean Explorer |
 Video: Race to Save the White Abalone Credit: NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center |
 Species Recovery Grants to States Credit: NMFS |
 Interactive Game: 3,000 Mile Humpback Whale Migration from Alaska to Hawaii Credit: NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries |
 Photo: Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) Credit: NOAA's Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
 Photo: Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) Credit: U.S. Geological Survey |
Art Contest
Green Sea Turtle drawing
Credit: Diana Selleshi
(Grades 6-8 Category semi-finalist)
