World Orca Day
2025-07-14
The day is dedicated to raising awareness about orcas and their threats, and increasing protection for them and their oceans.

World Chimpanzee Day
2025-07-14
The day is a dedicated time to celebrate and raise awareness about chimpanzees and their conservation, particularly in the wild and in captive situations.

World Snake Day
2025-07-16
A few days after Shark Awareness Day we have World Snake Day. This day was set up to increase the awareness of different snake species around the world. There are lots of negative links made with snakes, so the idea behind the day was to highlight their importance in the world’s ecosystem and that many snakes are not harmful if handled correctly.
Mangshan Viper
Madagascar Ground Boa

International Tiger Day
2025-07-29
This day is celebrated so that humans and tigers can coexist harmoniously. Though there is only a single species of tiger (which is listed as endangered), some of the various subspecies are are considered critically endangered (for example the Amur tiger, Sumatran tiger, and Malayan tiger).
Amur Tiger

International Golden Tamarin Day
2025-08-02
It is a day dedicated to raising awareness and taking action to protect these remarkable primates.

International Clouded Leopard Day
2025-08-04
This day raises awareness of the plight of the clouded leopard. Both in the wild and in captivity, the clouded leopard needs our help to maintain its current population levels and to grow.
Clouded Leopard

International Moon Bear Day
2025-08-08
This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of the Asiatic black bear, also known as the moon bear, and to celebrate efforts to protect them.

World Lion Day
2025-08-10
World Lion Day seeks to inform the public about the decline of lion populations in the wild and the efforts being made to stop them from becoming endangered. It is also an opportunity to celebrate lions’ cultural significance and the important role they play in ecosystems. In the last 100 years, the lion population has declined by 90%.

African Lion

World Elephant Day
2025-08-12
World Elephant Day is a day to get people to support organizations that are working to stop the illegal poaching and trade of elephant ivory and other wildlife products, protect wild elephant habitat, and provide sanctuaries and alternative habitats for domestic elephants to live freely.
African Elephant

Asian Elephant

World Hirola Day
2025-08-12
This day aims to highlight the threats facing these unique animals, which are native to the border regions of Kenya and Somalia, and to promote conservation efforts.

This day aims to highlight the threats facing these unique animals, which are native to the border regions of Kenya and Somalia, and to promote conservation efforts.

International Wolf Day
2025-08-13
It’s a time to recognize the ecological importance of wolves, raise awareness about their conservation, and address misconceptions surrounding them.

World Lizard Day
2025-08-14
The day encourages us to show appreciation for lizards and to learn more about them.
Kimberly Rock Monitor

Penguin Awareness Day
2026-01-20
This is a day to become more informed about penguins and their current issues. For example the Galapagos penguin is the only penguin that sometimes swims into the northern hemisphere, it is also an endangered species.
King Penguins second only to Emperor Penguins in size

Squirrel Appreciation Day
2026-01-21
This is the day to appreciate squirrels, for which there are 122 species of “tree” squirrels.
Prevost’s Squirrel

International Zebra Day
2026-01-31
This day is to learn and protect zebras. There are three species of zebra, the plains zebra (doing well), the mountain zebra (vulnerable/threatened), and Grevy’s zebra (endangered).

World Bonobo Day
2026-02-14
This day is to raise awareness of the endangered great ape: Bonobo. Though they look very similar to a chimpanzee they are a completely separate species. Also, whereas chimpanzees are known for their aggression the bonobo is known for its much more passivity.

World Hippopotamus Day
2026-02-15
World hippopotamus day is to celebrate these unique mammals of Africa.

World Whale Day
2026-02-15
World Whale Day aims to raise awareness of these magnificent creatures, their beauty as well as their ecological value to the planet.

Fin Whale, my favorite whale.

World Pangolin Day
2026-02-21
This day is for raising awareness of the pangolin, for which there are 8 species (4 in Asia, 4 in Africa). Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked animals in the world.

Black-Bellied Pangolin

International Polar Bear Day
2026-02-27
This day is for celebrating the polar bear the world’s largest bear and land carnivore. They are also the unofficial climate change mascot.

Polar Bear, Kansas City Zoo

World Wildlife Day
2026-03-03
World Wildlife Day is essential in bringing awareness to the wild animals and the natural habitat they live in.

National American Paddlefish Day
2026-03-09
This day is designed to raise awareness of this prehistoric fish.

National Learn About Butterflies Day
2026-03-14
Learn About Butterflies Day is an international day that is for learning more about these important creatures. Not just pretty but also an important pollinator.

National Buzzards Day
2026-03-15
This day celebrates turkey vultures that are often called buzzards in the United States. This was in honor of turkey vultures coming back to their roost trees in Hinckley Ridge Ohio.
Turkey Vultures

National Panda Day
2026-03-16
This day is celebrated annually to raise awareness of the giant panda, a beloved species that faces threats from habitat loss and fragmentation.

World Serval Day
2026-03-18
World Serval Day is to raise awareness about the serval, a wild cat native to Africa, and to highlight the concerns surrounding the breeding of servals with domestic cats for the “designer pet” trade, particularly the production of Savannah cats.
KODAK Digital Still Camera

World Sparrow Day
2026-03-20
World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the House Sparrow and other common birds to urban environments.

White-Crowned Sparrow

World Frog Day
2026-03-20
World Frog Day celebrates these often neglected amphibians.

African Bullfrog

International Seal Day
2026-03-22
It is a day set aside to raise awareness about seal conservation around the world.
Harbor Seal

World Bear Day
2026-03-23
World Bear Day celebrates all bears, regardless of species. Though some are doing well, like the American black bear, others are Vulnerable (IUCN Red List) or Threatened (ESA) like the Andean (spectacled) bear.
Andean Bear
