In 1968, Apollo 8 traveled to Earth’s moon and sent back the 1st pictures from lunar orbit of our home planet. On the Christmas Eve broadcast, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell said:
“The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth.”
The 1st Earth Day was on April 22, 1970.
Today, many species are facing critical loss of habitat due to Climate Change.
ENDANGERED ran from August 2019 to November 2019 in Thompson Library
Snow Leopard Cub / Panthera uncia / Red List: Vulnerable
Pallas' Cat / Otocolobus manul / Red List: Near Threatened
Asian Elephant / Elephas maximus / Red List: Decreasing
Koala / Phascolarctos cinereus / Red List: Decreasing
North American River Otter / Lontra Canadensis / Red List: Stable
Giant Panda / Ailuropoda melanoleuca / Red List: Vulnerable
