Endangered Species Day 2023
Endangered Species Day – May 19, 2023
– Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation.
Endangered Species Day – May 19, 2023
– Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation.
Save the Rhino Day – May 01, 2023
– The White Rhinoceros, White Rhino or Square-lipped Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest species of rhinoceros.
World Tapir Day – April 27, 2022
– Tapirs can be diurnal (active during the day) or nocturnal (active during the night).
World Water Frog Day- April 01, 2023
– The Lake Junin Frog is also known as the Andes smooth frog.
Key Deer Awareness Day – March 11, 2023
– The Key Deer is the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer.
– The Key Deer is found only in the Florida Keys.
World Bonobo Day – February 14, 2023
– Bonobo (Pan paniscus), also called the pygmy chimpanzee and the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee.
World Okapi Day-October 18, 2022
-Okapi also known as forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, or zebra giraffe, is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
African Penguin Awareness Day – October 8, 2022
– #AfricanPenguinAwarenessDay
International Zookeeper Day – October 04, 2022
– #InternationalZookeeperDay
Black Footed Ferret Day – September 26, 2022
-#BlackFootedFerretDay
-The Black-Footed Ferret is also known as the American Polecat or Prairie Dog Hunter.
Sea Otter Awareness Week – September 18- 24, 2022
– #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek
International Red Panda Day – September 17, 2022
– Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens) are a bamboo-munching mammal native to the high altitude forests of Asia.
International Whale Shark Day – August 30,2022
– #InternationalWhaleSharkDay
International Orangutan Day – August 19, 2022
-Orangutans have tremendous strength, which enables them to swing from branch to branch & hang upside-down.
World Elephant Day – August 12, 2022
– The Asian Elephants are the largest land mammal in Asia. They inhabit dry to wet forest and grassland habitats