This day was established by the International Otter Survival Fund. It was designed to help draw attention to otters, celebrate them, and raise awareness and support for their conservation globally. For example, the giant otter of South America.
This day is designed to improve awareness of the American Alligator. American Alligator
This day was designed to promote parrots and highlight the threats they face in the wild. Some of the threats they face are deforestation and capture for the pet trade. If you are thinking about getting a type of parrot, even a small parrot like a conure, remember they can live well over 30 years, […]
This celebrates the most common bear in North America, the American black bear. At one time they occurred in all 50 states except Hawaii. Now they have been extirpated in several of the plains states and north eastern states. American Black Bear
This day is to help unite and rally the world to protect and restore our blue planet! Much of the oceans look like deserts, with any life under the waves. The Pacific Ocean
The lynx is the largest cat species in Europe and this day is to hope for the peaceful coexistence between lynx and human.
National Cougar Day is to celebrate the cougar which once roamed over the entire United States, but has been extirpated from most of it's eastern range.
June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day because it is the birthday of Dr. Archie Carr who is widely known as “the father of sea turtle biology.” Dr. Carr focused his entire career on sea turtle research and conservation. Of the 7 species of sea turtles all but one is threatened, endangered and with the […]
This day was chosen to celebrate the world's tallest animal on the longest day or night (depending on which hemisphere you live) of the year. How cool is that!! I call this my Missouri giraffe photo with a piece of grass hanging out of the mouth.
This could almost be an April Fools Day. It doesn't celebrate the bird but the pink flamingo lawn ornaments! It tickled me so I decided to share it.
