Events

This day is designed to raise awareness of this prehistoric fish.  

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.

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

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 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 is a day designated to raise awareness of the House Sparrow and other common birds to urban environments. White-Crowned Sparrow

World Frog Day celebrates these often neglected amphibians. African Bullfrog

It is a day set aside to raise awareness about seal conservation around the world. Harbor Seal

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

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.