Species awareness days highlight biodiversity with the aim of increasing awareness about them. Some of these have been shown to lead to a rise in information seeking behaviour, and may lead to an increase in conservation fund-raising by charities and advocacy groups.
FEBRUARY World Wetlands Day - 2nd
MARCH Clean Up Australia Day - 5th International Day of Forests - 21st World Water Day - 22nd World Meteorological Day - 23rd Earth Hour - 25th (2023) - Earth Hour 2023 - Earth Hour
APRIL Earth Day - 22nd
MAY Interantional Day for Biological Diversity - 22nd
FEBRURARY World Bonobo Day - 14th World Hippopotamus Day - 15th World Pangolin Day - third Saturday of February World Whale Day - third Sunday of February International Polar Bear Day - 27th
MARCH World Wildlife Day - 3rd Buzzards Day - 15th World Sparrow Day - 16th World Frog Day - 20th International Seal Day - 22nd World Bear Day - 23rd Manatee Appreciation Day - last Wednesday in March
APRIL World Aquatic Animal Day - 3rd International Beaver Day - 7th Bat Appreciation Day - 17th World Penguin Day - 25th World Tapir Day - 27th International Hyena Day - 27th
MAY World Tuna Day - 2nd Interantional Leopard Day - 3rd Wild Koala Day - 3rd World Donkey Day = 8th World Migratory Bird Day - second weekend of May Endangered Species Day - third Friday of May World Bee Day - 20th World Turtle Day - 23rd - World Turtle Day® | Home World Otter Day - 25th World Parrot Day - 31st
JUNE International Lynx Day - 11th World Sea Turtle Day - 16th World Croc Day - 17th World Giraffe Day - 21st World Camel Day - 22nd
JULY Shark Awareness Day - 14th World Chimpanzee Day - 14th World Orca Day - 14th World Snake Day - 16th International Tiger Day - 29th
AUGUST International Clouded Leopard Day - 4th International Moon Bear Day - 8th World Lion Day - 10th World Elephant Day - 12th International Wolf Day - 13th World Orangutan Day - 19th World African Wild Dog Day - 26th International Whale Shark Day - 30th
SEPTEMBER International Vulture Awareness Day - first Saturday of September International Primate Day - 1st World Manta Day - 17th International Red Panda Day - third Saturday of September International Tamarin Day - 22nd World Rhino Day - 22nd World Gorilla Day - 24th World Cassowary Day - 26th
OCTOBER World Farm Animals Day - 2nd World Animal Day- 4th International Sawfish Day -17th World Okapi Day -18th International Sloth Day - 20th International Wombat Day - 22 International Snow Leopard Day - 23rd Freshwater Dolphin Day - 24th International Gibbon Day - 24th World Lemur Day - last Friday of October
NOVEMBER World Anteater Day - 19th World Fisheries Day - 21st International Jaguar Day - 29th
DECEMBER International Cheetah Day - 4th Wildlife Conservation Day - 4th Monkey Day - 14th