| Wallhanging by Linda Besse | Artists for Conservation

January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day!

Penguin Awareness Day is not to be confused with "World Penguin Day", though it was established for similar reasons - to highten public awareness of the 17 species of birds, all native to the southern hemisphere, and the threats the species face. Antarctica is breeding ground to six species of...

Artwork credit: "Shore Leave" by Linda Besse
| Wallhanging by Sarah Dier-McComb | Artists for Conservation

January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day!

Penguin Awareness Day is not to be confused with "World Penguin Day", though it was established for similar reasons - to highten public awareness of the 17 species of birds, all native to the southern hemisphere, and the threats the species face. Antarctica is breeding ground to six species of...

Artwork credit: "Golden hour" by Sarah McComb-Turbitt
| Wallhanging by Kelly Dodge | Artists for Conservation

January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day!

Penguin Awareness Day is not to be confused with "World Penguin Day", though it was established for similar reasons - to highten public awareness of the 17 species of birds, all native to the southern hemisphere, and the threats the species face. Antarctica is breeding ground to six species of...

Artwork credit: "Galapagos Penguins" by Kelly Dodge
| Wallhanging by Michael Dumas | Artists for Conservation

January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day!

Penguin Awareness Day is not to be confused with "World Penguin Day", though it was established for similar reasons - to highten public awareness of the 17 species of birds, all native to the southern hemisphere, and the threats the species face. Antarctica is breeding ground to six species of...

Artwork credit: "Yellow-eyed Penguin" by Michael Dumas
| Wallhanging by Candy McManiman | Artists for Conservation

January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day!

Penguin Awareness Day is not to be confused with "World Penguin Day", though it was established for similar reasons - to highten public awareness of the 17 species of birds, all native to the southern hemisphere, and the threats the species face. Antarctica is breeding ground to six species of...

Artwork credit: "Subantarctic Icons" by Candy McManiman

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Amazon Rainforest Day Sun, September 05
American Eagle Day (USA) Sun, June 20
Arbor Day Fri, April 23
Bat Appreciation Day Sat, April 17
Butterfly & Hummingbird Day Sun, October 03
Buzzards Day Mon, March 15
Car Free Day Wed, September 22
Christmas Sat, December 25
Clean Air Day (Canada) Fri, June 04
Coral Triangle Day Wed, June 09
Earth Day Thu, April 22
Earth Hour (8:30pm) Sat, March 27
Elephant Appreciation Day Wed, September 22
Endangered Species Day (USA) Fri, May 21
European Day of Parks Mon, May 24
Freshwater Dolphin Day Sun, October 24
Global Recycling Day Thu, March 18
Greenery Day (Japan) Tue, May 04
Groundhog Day Tue, February 02
Halloween Sun, October 31
International Bear Day Sat, April 03
International Beaver Day Wed, April 07
International Clouded Leopard Day Wed, August 04
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Sat, November 06
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Thu, September 16
International Day Of Action for Rivers Sun, March 14
International Day of Climate Action Sun, October 24
International Day of Forests Sun, March 21
International Gibbon Day Sun, October 24
International Hyena Day Tue, April 27
International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day Sat, May 15
International Leopard Day Mon, May 03
International Mountain Day Sat, December 11
International Orangutan Day Thu, August 19
International Polar Bear Day Sat, February 27
International Red Panda Day Sat, September 18
International Sloth Day Wed, October 20
International Snow Leopard Day Sat, October 23
International Tiger Day Thu, July 29
International Whale Shark Day Mon, August 30
International Wolf Day Fri, August 13
International Wombat Day Fri, October 22
International Zebra Day Sun, January 31
Manatee Appreciation Day Wed, March 31
Monkey Day Tue, December 14
Mosquito Day Fri, August 20
National Biodiesel Day Thu, March 18
National Bird Day Tue, January 05
National Cougar Day Sat, June 12
National Dolphin Day Wed, April 14
National Honey Bee Day (USA) Sun, August 15
National Hummingbird Day Sat, September 04
National Panda Day Tue, March 16
National Reptile Awareness Day Thu, October 21
National Whale Day (Australia) Wed, July 14
Penguin Awareness Day Wed, January 20
Pink Flamingo Day Wed, June 23
Save the Elephant Day Fri, April 16
Save the Frogs Day Sat, April 24
Save the Koala Day Sun, September 26
Save the Rhino Day Sat, May 01
Shark Awareness Day Wed, July 14
Squirrel Appreciation Day Thu, January 21
UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Thu, June 17
UN World Environment Day Sat, June 05
UN World Population Day Sun, July 11
Whooping Crane Day Fri, May 28
Wild Koala Day Mon, May 03
World African Wild Dog Day Thu, August 26
World Animal Day Mon, October 04
World Bee Day Thu, May 20
World Biodiversity Day Sat, May 22
World Bonobo Day Sun, February 14
World Camel Day Tue, June 22
World Cassowary Day Sun, September 26
World Cheetah Day Sat, December 04
World Chimpanzee Day Wed, July 14
World Croc Day Thu, June 17
World Elephant Day Thu, August 12
World Environmental Health Day Sun, September 26
World Fish Migration Day Wed, April 21
World Frog Day Sat, March 20
World Giraffe Day Mon, June 21
World Gorilla Day Fri, September 24
World Habitat Day Mon, October 04
World Hippopotamus Day Mon, February 15
World Lion Day Tue, August 10
World Lizard Day Sat, August 14
World Migratory Bird Day Sat, May 08
World Nature Conservation Day Wed, July 28
World Oceans Day Tue, June 08
World Okapi Day Mon, October 18
World Orca Day Wed, July 14
World Ostrich Day Tue, February 02
World Otter Day Thu, May 27
World Pangolin Day Sat, February 20
World Parrot Day Mon, May 31
World Penguin Day Sun, April 25
World Rainforest Day Tue, June 22
World Rhino Day Wed, September 22
World Snake Day Fri, July 16
World Soil Day Sun, December 05
World Sparrow Day Sat, March 20
World Tapir Day Tue, April 27
World Tuna Day Sun, May 02
World Turtle Day Sun, May 23
World Water Day Mon, March 22
World Wetlands Day Sat, February 02
World Whale Day Sat, February 20
World Wildlife Day Sun, March 03
Zero Emissions Day Tue, September 21
Zero Emissions Day Tue, September 21

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