World Mangrove Day 2023
World Mangrove Day – July 26, 2023
– Mangrove forests grow only at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot handle the freezing temperatures outside these regions.
North America
North America
World Snake Day 2023
World Snake Day – July 16, 2023
– Snakes are the 2nd largest group of reptiles; lizards are the largest group.
National Skunk Day 2023
National Skunk Day 2023 – July 14, 2023
– Skunks are well known for their distinct strong smelling spray which they use to defend themselves when threatened.
Don’t Step on a BEE Day 2023
Don’t Step on a BEE Day! – July 10, 2023
– Bees have two stomachs – one stomach for eating and the other special stomach is for storing nectar collected from flowers or water so that they can carry it back to their hive.
World Porcupine Day 2023
World Porcupine Day – July 02, 2023
– A baby Porcupine is called a ‘Porcupette’.
International Day of the Tropics 2023
International Day of the Tropics – June 29, 2023
– In the tropical region where sunlight is usually intense, climate variation is not significant.
World Rainforest Day 2023
World Rainforest Day – June 22, 2023
– Rainforests cover only about 6% of the Earth’s surface, but they are home to over half of the world’s known plant and animal species.
International Horseshoe Crab Day 2023
International Horseshoe Crab Day – June 20, 2023
– The Horseshoe Vrab has a hard exoskeleton and 10 legs, which it uses for walking along the seafloor.
American Eagle Day 2023
American Eagle Day – June 20, 2023
– Bald Eagles only live in North America – Canada, U.S. and northern parts of Mexico.
World Albatross Day 2023
World Albatross Day – June 19, 2023
– The Albatross rarely touches land except during breeding season.
World Crocodile Day 2023
World Crocodile Day – June 17,2023
– The saltwater Crocodile is the largest aquatic reptile on Earth.
– It has the strongest bite in the animal world.
National Cougar Day 2023
National Cougar Day – June 12, 2023
– The Cougar lives in a range that extends from parts of Canada to the Andes in South America.
International Lynx Day 2023
International Lynx Day – June 11, 2023
– The shy and solitary Lynx is the largest cat species in Euorpe
Butterfly Education and Awareness Day 2023
Butterfly Education and Awareness Day – June 03, 2023
– Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) is also known as the European Peacock
National Black Bear Day 2023
National Black Bear Day – June 04, 2023
– American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) live throughout most of North America, including northern Mexico.
World Parrot Day 2023
World Parrot Day – May 31, 2023
– There are almost 400 species of parrots in the world.
– There are 19 species of Macaws including several critically endangered species.
Whooping Crane Day 2023
Whooping Crane Day – May 28, 2023
– Whooping Crane (Grus americana) – During courtship dances, the crane bows its head, flaps its wings and leaps into the air to form and strengthen its bond with its one mate for life.