World Porcupine Day 2023
World Porcupine Day – July 02, 2023
– A baby Porcupine is called a ‘Porcupette’.
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World Porcupine Day – July 02, 2023
– A baby Porcupine is called a ‘Porcupette’.
International Lynx Day – June 11, 2023
– The shy and solitary Lynx is the largest cat species in Euorpe
Butterfly Education and Awareness Day – June 03, 2023
– Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) is also known as the European Peacock
International Ungulate Awareness Day – June 03, 2023
– Mouflon (Ovis gmelini) is a wild sheep native to the Caspian region.
World Turtle Day – May 23, 2023
– The Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is an aquatic turtle that prefers slow-moving, shallow bodies of water with muddy bottoms, which give them places to hide.
World Bee Day – May 20, 2022
– Without the actions of pollinators like the busy bee species around the world, agricultural economies, our food supply, & surrounding landscapes would collapse.
World Migratory Bird Day – May 14 , 2023
– Instinctively, migrating birds know where to migrate and how to navigate back home.
Frog Jumping Day – May 13, 2023
– Many Frogs can leap more than 20 times their body length.
Save the Frogs Day – April 28, 2023
-Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are found in lowland tropical rainforests with high humidity & warm daytime & nighttime temperatures.
International Flamingo Day – April 26, 2023
– A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Bat Appreciation Day – April 17, 2023
– Flying foxes also called Fruit Bats are among the largest bat species in the world.
International Beaver Day – April 07, 2023
– North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
World Bear Day – March 23, 2023
– European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) are now restricted mainly to mountain woodland areas found in northern Eurasia.
International Day of Forests – March 21, 2023
-Mountain forests are fragile ecosystems because of their steep slopes & often-extreme climates & weather events.
World Sparrow Day – March 20, 2023
– Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) also known as true sparrows.
– New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)