International Lynx Day
2026-06-11
This event is to raise awareness about the protection of the Eurasian lynx in Europe and to familiarize people with the life of these elusive felines.

World Ocean Day
2026-06-08
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

World Swift Day
2026-06-07
World Swift Day is to improve awareness of these fascinating little birds.

National Black Bear Day
2026-06-06
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

World Parrot Day
2026-05-31
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, attach to their owner, and most can be loud. Always buy parrots from a reputable breeder.
Green Winged Macaw
Kea (probably my favorite parrot)

National Alligator Day
2026-05-29
This day is designed to improve awareness of the American Alligator.
American Alligator

Whooping Crane Day
2026-05-28
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

World Otter Day
2026-05-27
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.

World Turtle Day
2026-05-23
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.

International Biological Diversity Day
2026-05-22
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.

World Bee Day
2026-05-20
I don’t do much with insects but bees are such incredibly important insects, I wanted to post their day!!

World Civet Day
2026-04-04
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.

National Peacock Day
2026-03-25
This day celebrates mostly in art the wondrous peacock.

Manatee Appreciation Day
2026-03-25
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.

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

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

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

African Bullfrog

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 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

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.

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

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.

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 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

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

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.

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).
