Marty’s photo of the day #2407: This week marks the 44th Anniversary of the signing of the Endangered Species Act. Since today’s Republicans would rather worship money than do something for the greater good, it’s possible that this might be the last anniversary of the ESA. With that in mind, this week I’m featuring photos I took of endangered species all over the world.

Humpback Whales are an example the progress we can make if we have the will. In 1986, the IUCN listed the whales as “endangered”; now they have upgraded their classification to “least concern.” Yay!