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.
World Turtle Day 2023
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 2023
World Bee Day – May 20, 2023
– 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 2023
World Migratory Bird Day – May 14 , 2023
– Instinctively, migrating birds know where to migrate and how to navigate back home.
Frog Jumping Day 2023
Frog Jumping Day – May 13, 2023
– Many Frogs can leap more than 20 times their body length.
Save the Frogs Day 2023
Save the Frogs Day – April 28, 2023
-Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are found in lowland tropical rainforests with high humidity & warm daytime & nighttime temperatures.
World Tapir Day 2023
World Tapir Day – April 27, 2022
– Tapirs can be diurnal (active during the day) or nocturnal (active during the night).
International Flamingo Day 2023
International Flamingo Day – April 26, 2023
– A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Bat Appreciation Day 2023
Bat Appreciation Day – April 17, 2023
– Flying foxes also called Fruit Bats are among the largest bat species in the world.
International Beaver Day 2023
International Beaver Day – April 07, 2023
– North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
National Wildlife Week 2023
National Wildlife Week – April 3 – 9, 2023
– Squirrel (Sciuridae) – +275 species of squirrel in the world.
– Fox (Canidae) – +23 species of fox in the world.
Manatee Appreciation Day 2023
Manatee Appreciation Day – March 30, 2023
– Manatees can be found in shallow, slow-moving rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals, and coastal areas.
National Coyote Day 2023
National Coyote Day – March 23, 2023
– Coyotes are native to North America.
– They are related to wolves, dogs, foxes and jackals.
International Day of Forests 2023
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 2023
World Sparrow Day – March 20, 2023
– Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) also known as true sparrows.
– New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
