# Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a call for the protection of endangered species and natural environments. This year’s theme is Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet, emphasising the critical need for innovative financial solutions to support conservation projects. More than one-million species are now estimated to be threatened with extinction amid the intensifying triple planetary crisis. The UN says that this day is also an opportunity to step up the fight against wildlife crime and the human-induced reduction of species.
Today is World Wildlife Day, a call for the protection of endangered species