Celebrate Endangered Species Day!
Celebrate Endangered Species Day on May 18!
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Endangered Species Day will include a variety of activities in schools and communities across the country. Here are just some of the events on May 18th:
- San Francisco Zoo is planning a passport event for kids and families.
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Maine will host a special on Maine wildlife
- Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida will be showing specific exhibits featuring endangered animals such as tigers, gorillas and komodo dragons.
Attend an Endangered Species Day event in your area. For a list of events, click here.
Learn more about Earthjustice's work to protect wildlife.
A resolution seeking to designate an "Endangered Species Day" was originally introduced in 2005 by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), along with 22 co-sponsors.
For the last two years, the resolution was reintroduced by Senator Feinstein and was unanimously approved by the Senate.
This year Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) led the effort to pass the resolution. Additional cosponsors were Senators Susan Collins (R-ME,) Russ Feingold (D-WI,) Carl Levin (D-MI,) Olympia Snowe (R-ME,) John Kerry (D-MA,) Joseph Biden (D-DE,) Maria Cantwell (D-WA,) Joseph Lieberman (I-CT,) Ron Wyden (D-OR,) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY,) and Mike Crapo (R-ID,) Daniel Akaka (D-HI,) Barbara Boxer (D-CA,) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH).
The resolution states that the purpose of the day is to: “encourage the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.”
America will celebrate the second Endangered Species Day on May 18, 2007!
In 2006, events were held all across the country to highlight endangered species success stories, and we hope 2007 will be even bigger!
May 18 will be a day of education and awareness for Americans on the plight of endangered species. There will also be celebrations of endangered species success stories, such as the comeback of the American bald eagle.
Despite the fact that May 18 a day of celebration, the battle is far from over. There are more than 1,800 species listed as endangered or threatened in the world today. Earthjustice hopes that Endangered Species Day will also encourage the public, organizations, and businesses to collaborate on projects aimed at helping endangered species.
New this year is a focus on the need to protect imperiled species from global warming. By now, many people have heard of the plight of the polar bear, which is losing the place it calls home as Arctic sea ice melts with warmer temperatures. What most of us may not know is that we don’t have to look as far as the Arctic to see how global warming is adversely affecting species.
A recently released report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that 20-30 percent of animal and plant species could be at an increased risk of extinction, with up to 60 percent species loss in some areas if global warming continues unabated. The report goes on to tell of other serious effects global warming could have, such as fishery collapses, widespread coral mortality, and extensive loss of biodiversity all across the globe.
We also hope Endangered Species Day will draw attention to the current attacks on the Endangered Species Act itself. This vital conservation law has been an overwhelming success, but unfortunately some in the Bush administration are attempting to undermine its effectiveness.
Endangered Species Day will include a variety of activities in schools and communities across the country. Keep your eyes open for an event near you -- or plan your own! Here are a few suggestions of activities for this special day:
More You Can Do:
Write Congress and thank them for supporting Endangered Species Day! Let your representative know that celebrating endangered species shows our commitment to America’s wildlife protection, and by passing this resolution they have helped to increase awareness of the plight of endangered species.
More Info
Endangered Species Day will include a variety of activities in schools and communities across the country. Here are just some of the events on May 18th:
- San Francisco Zoo is planning a passport event for kids and families.
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Maine will host a special on Maine wildlife
- Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida will be showing specific exhibits featuring endangered animals such as tigers, gorillas and komodo dragons.
Attend an Endangered Species Day event in your area. For a list of events, click here.
Learn more about Earthjustice's work to protect wildlife.
A resolution seeking to designate an "Endangered Species Day" was originally introduced in 2005 by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), along with 22 co-sponsors.
For the last two years, the resolution was reintroduced by Senator Feinstein and was unanimously approved by the Senate.
This year Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) led the effort to pass the resolution. Additional cosponsors were Senators Susan Collins (R-ME,) Russ Feingold (D-WI,) Carl Levin (D-MI,) Olympia Snowe (R-ME,) John Kerry (D-MA,) Joseph Biden (D-DE,) Maria Cantwell (D-WA,) Joseph Lieberman (I-CT,) Ron Wyden (D-OR,) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY,) and Mike Crapo (R-ID,) Daniel Akaka (D-HI,) Barbara Boxer (D-CA,) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH).
The resolution states that the purpose of the day is to: “encourage the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.”
America will celebrate the second Endangered Species Day on May 18, 2007!
In 2006, events were held all across the country to highlight endangered species success stories, and we hope 2007 will be even bigger!
May 18 will be a day of education and awareness for Americans on the plight of endangered species. There will also be celebrations of endangered species success stories, such as the comeback of the American bald eagle.
Despite the fact that May 18 a day of celebration, the battle is far from over. There are more than 1,800 species listed as endangered or threatened in the world today. Earthjustice hopes that Endangered Species Day will also encourage the public, organizations, and businesses to collaborate on projects aimed at helping endangered species.
New this year is a focus on the need to protect imperiled species from global warming. By now, many people have heard of the plight of the polar bear, which is losing the place it calls home as Arctic sea ice melts with warmer temperatures. What most of us may not know is that we don’t have to look as far as the Arctic to see how global warming is adversely affecting species.
A recently released report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that 20-30 percent of animal and plant species could be at an increased risk of extinction, with up to 60 percent species loss in some areas if global warming continues unabated. The report goes on to tell of other serious effects global warming could have, such as fishery collapses, widespread coral mortality, and extensive loss of biodiversity all across the globe.
We also hope Endangered Species Day will draw attention to the current attacks on the Endangered Species Act itself. This vital conservation law has been an overwhelming success, but unfortunately some in the Bush administration are attempting to undermine its effectiveness.
Endangered Species Day will include a variety of activities in schools and communities across the country. Keep your eyes open for an event near you -- or plan your own! Here are a few suggestions of activities for this special day:
- Learn about endangered species in your area.
- Write a letter to the editor to your local paper about Endangered Species Day.
- Plan a field trip to a local park, zoo, aquarium, or endangered species habitat in your town.
- Attend an Endangered Species Day event in your area.
- For a list of events, click here.
More You Can Do:
Write Congress and thank them for supporting Endangered Species Day! Let your representative know that celebrating endangered species shows our commitment to America’s wildlife protection, and by passing this resolution they have helped to increase awareness of the plight of endangered species.