World Tapir Day 2024
World Tapir Day – April 27, 2024
– Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) (also called Asian Tapir) is the only living species of Old World Tapir.
North America
North America
International Flamingo Day 2024
International Flamingo Day – April 26, 2024
– Flamingos can remain on one foot for significant stretches of time, even long enough to sleep.
Bat Appreciation Day 2024
Bat Appreciation Day – April 17, 2024
– Bats can be found on nearly every part of the planet except in extreme deserts and polar regions.
International Beaver Day 2024
International Beaver Day – April 07, 2024
– Beavers build dams and lodges using tree branches, vegetation, rocks and mud.
Manatee Appreciation Day 2024
Manatee Appreciation Day – March 27, 2024
– Manatees are gentle creatures and have no natural predators.
World Stork Day 2024
World Stork Day – March 25, 2024
– Storks are migratory birds traveling thousands of kilometers from their breeding grounds in Europe and Asia to warmer regions in Africa during the winter months.
National Coyote Day 2024
National Coyote Day – March 23, 2024
– Coyote (Canis latrans) is a species of canine native to North America.
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.
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.
Western Monarch Day 2024
Western Monarch Day – February 5, 2023
– #WesternMonarchDay
– The endangered Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is endemice to North America.
