A species listed as endangered gets the full suite of federal protections. It's illegal to kill, capture, harass or harm one. A threatened species doesn't automatically get the same protections.

National Threatened Species Day on September 7 is held each year to commemorate the day the last Tasmanian Tiger died in captivity in a Hobart zoo in 1936. Environment groups Goongerah Environment ...

By Shanna Hanbury Every third Friday of May is Endangered Species Day. More than 900 known species are already extinct to date, while at least 28,500 others are listed as endangered or critically ...

The Peoria Zoo is celebrating Endangered Species Day by recognizing the endangered species they have within the zoo, including Grevy's Zebra, Mandrill, Amur Tiger, Southern White Rhino, Cotton-Top ...