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 American Mammals
International Beaver Day 2024
International Beaver Day – April 07, 2024
– Beavers build dams and lodges using tree branches, vegetation, rocks and mud.
National Coyote Day 2024
National Coyote Day – March 23, 2024
– Coyote (Canis latrans) is a species of canine native to North America.
Save the Panther Day 2024
Save the Panther Day – March 16, 2024
– The Florida Panther is a North American Cougar (Puma concolor couguar).
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.
Moose Day 2024
Rattlesnake Appreciation Day – January 28, 2023
-36 Rattlesnake species all native to the Americas, from southern Canada, to central Argentina.
World Coati Day 2023
World Coati Day – December 03, 2022
-Coatis, also called Coatimundi, are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, & SW United States
National Bison Day 2023
National Bison Day – November 05, 2022
-Bison and Buffalo are used interchangeably in North America, but the scientific name is bison.
National Badger Day 2023
National Badger Day – October 6, 2023
– Badgers live on all continents except South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
International Puma Day 2023
International Puma Day – August 30, 2023
– The Puma has the widest distribution of any New World mammal, with a range extending from southeastern Alaska to southern Argentina and Chile.
World Armadillo Day 2023
World Armadillo Day – August 13, 2023
– The word Armadillo means “little armored one” in Spanish.
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.
