Friday, May 17, 2024

National Endangered Species Day - USA


 

Animal lovers and conservationists unite on May 17 as it is the National Endangered Species Day in the United States of America.

This is a day to consider the dwindling populations of certain animals and work together to help. Environmental conservation didn't gain traction until the mid-1800s. America's Endangered Species Act of 1973 sparked both domestic and international conservation by providing framework for protection.

Mahatma Gandhi relocates the Satyagraha Ashram in 1917

On June 17, 1917, Mahatma Gandhi relocated the Satyagraha Ashram to a 36-acre site on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, Gujara...