Events

This day is to raise awareness about manatees, their habitats, and the challenges they face.  This is a US appreciation day so focuses on the West Indian manatee or Florida manatee.

This day celebrates mostly in art the wondrous peacock.  

World Civet Day highlight the unique role civets play in ecosystems and the threats they face, especially from the unethical kopi luwak (civet coffee) trade, with themes focusing on conservation, education, and promoting responsible choices like avoiding exploited wildlife products.

I don't do much with insects but bees are such incredibly important insects, I wanted to post their day!!

International Biological Diversity Day was created by the United Nations to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity and the threats it currently faces from human activity.

This was established by...American TORTOISE rescue.  It is designed to raise awareness of turtle and tortoise conservation.  This year I believe the theme is on sea turtles.

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.

Whooping Crane Day is designed to show our appreciation of the rarest crane in the world, and one of the most rare birds in North America. Whooping Crane

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, […]