The 9th annual national Endangered Species Day will be celebrated tomorrow (May 16) with special events and programs that recognize our nation’s efforts to conserve and protect America’s most imperiled species. “Endangered Species Day offers us an opportunity to recognize the uncertain future faced by many of our nation’s most iconic species and to work together to preserve our priceless natural heritage,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe. For more information about Endangered Species Day, including a list of events occurring throughout the country, visit endangeredspeciesday.org. Photo of an endangered akepa at the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Megan Nagel/USFWS.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 17:38:47 +0000
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