World Bear Day 2024
World Bear Day – March 23, 2024
– There are 8 species of Bears including the Asiatic black bear, sloth bear, sun bear, polar bear and brown bear.
International Day of the Seal 2024
International Day of the Seal – March 22, 2024
– Seals are pinnipeds, a group of animals with three separate families—phocidae (eared seals), otaridae (non-eared seals), and odobenidae (walruses).
World Water Day 2024
World Water Day – March 22, 2024
– Water covers about 71 percent of the Earth.
– 96.5 percent of that is ocean water.
– Together, we can protect this precious resource and ensure a sustainable future for all.
World Sparrow Day 2024
World Sparrow Day – March 20, 2024
– This small bird originates from North Africa, but it has been successfully introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
World Frog Day 2024
World Frog Day – March 20, 2024
– When a frog swallows its prey, it blinks, which pushes its eyeballs down on top of the mouth to help push the food down its throat.
Save the Panther Day 2024
Save the Panther Day – March 16, 2024
– The Florida Panther is a North American Cougar (Puma concolor couguar).
Buzzard Day 2024
Buzzard Day – March 15, 2024
– There are over 25 species of Buzzards.
– Buzzards live on all of the continents, except for Antarctica.
Learn About Butterflies Day 2024
Learn About Butterflies Day – March 14, 2024
– The lifecycle of a butterfly is in four stages: egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult butterfly.
Key Deer Awareness Day 2024
Key Deer Awareness Day – March 11, 2024
– The endangered Key Deer, smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, is found only in the Florida Keys.
World Wildlife Day 2024
World Wildlife Day – March 03, 2024
– UN World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March to promote awareness of wild animals and plants around the world.
International Polar Bear Day 2024
International Polar Bear Day – February 27, 2024
Polar Bears spend most of their lives on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean depending on the ocean for their food & habitat.
World Whale Day 2024
World Whale Day – February 19, 2023
– #WorldWhaleDay
– There are 90 species of whales, scientifically known as cetaceans.
National Hippo Day 2024
National Hippo Day – February 15, 2023
– Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
World Bonobo Day 2024
World Bonobo Day – February 14, 2023
– Bonobo (Pan paniscus), also called the pygmy chimpanzee and the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee.
Western Monarch Day 2024
Western Monarch Day – February 5, 2023
– #WesternMonarchDay
– The endangered Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is endemice to North America.