Endangered Species Day - May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
On May 20, 2011, 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.
Endangered Species Day is a call to everyone with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and promote awareness.
*Coho Salmon on the Central California Coast
*Hawaiian Monk Seal
*Rockfish in the Puget Sound in Washington
*Steelhead in Southern California
How Do I...?
*Find Events in My Area
*Help Protect Endangered Species in 10 Easy Steps 
*Learn About Protected Species in My State
*Learn about Endangered Sea Turtles and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
*Read More About the Endangered Species Act
*Read the Senate Resolution Designating "Endangered Species Day"
*Test My Knowledge of Endangered Species
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.
Sea Turtles Underwater
Credit: NOAA's Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
 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 |
 Video: Phoenix (left), a critically-endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Credit: NOAA |
 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 |
