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.
South Pacific 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 Tree Kangaroo Day – May 21, 2023
-Tree Kangaroos are arboreal creatures. In the trees, they are extremely agile and very effective climbers.
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.
Wild Koala Day – May 03, 2023
– Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) are a national symbol of Australia’s unique wildlife.
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 Penguin Day – April 25, 2023
– The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest & heaviest of all penguin species & is endemic to Antarctica.
Bat Appreciation Day – April 17, 2023
– Flying foxes also called Fruit Bats are among the largest bat species in the world.
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)
Buzzard Day – March 15, 2023
– Buzzards are able to survive in a wide variety of habitats from lowland farms to high mountains.
Learn About Butterflies Day – March 14, 2023
– Some butterflies live 2 – 4 weeks. Other live for only 1 day and others can live up to 9 months.
Save a Spider Day – March 14, 2023
– Common to all 40,000 species of spiders is that they all spin silk.
International Festival of Owls – March 03 – 05, 2023
– #InternationalFestivalofOwls
– A group of owls is called a parliament.