Wildlife, Livestock and Nature Days

As pet lovers, we all share a special bond with all animals and the world they live in. This calendar showcases special days that focus on all types of wildlife, livestock and ecological awareness days.

January

Veganuary

Jan. 5: National Bird Day
Jan. 6: Play Outside Day
Jan. 10: National Save the Eagle Day
Jan. 14: Feast of the Ass (Donkey)
Jan. 16-19, 2024: International Hoof Care Week
Jan. 18: Winnie the Pooh Day
Jan. 20: Penguin Awareness Day
Jan. 20: Take a Walk Outdoors Day
Jan. 21: Squirrel Appreciation Day
Jan. 21-27, 2024: Kiss a Shark Week.
Jan. 25: Observe the Weather Day
Jan. 26: International Environmental Education Day
Jan. 26-28, 2024: Big Garden Birdwatch (UK).
Jan. 27: National Geographic Day
Jan. 28: International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day
Jan. 31: International Zebra Day

February

Humpback Whale Awareness Month
International Hoof Care Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Goat Yoga Month
National Wild Bird-Feeding Month
Responsible Animal Guardian Month
Responsible Pet Owner Month

Feb. 1: Serpent Day
Feb. 2: Groundhog Day
Feb. 2: World Wetlands Day
Feb. 2: Marmot Day (Alaska)
Feb. 3: Feed the Birds Day (US)
Feb. 5: Western Monarch Day
Feb. 5: World Animal Reiki Day
Feb. 12-18, 2024: Homes for Birds Week (2nd Full Week of February)
Feb. 14: World Bonobo Day
Feb. 14-21: National Nestbox Week
Feb. 15: National Hippo Day, World Hippopotamus Day
Feb. 16-29, 2024: Great Backyard Bird Count
Feb. 17, 2024: World Pangolin Day (3rd Saturday in February)
Feb. 17, 2024: World Whale Day (3rd Saturday in February)
Feb. 18-24, 2024: Bird Health Awareness Week (Last Full Week of February)
Feb. 18-24, 2024: National Justice for Animals Week (Begins on the 4th Week in February)
Feb. 22: National Wildlife Day
Feb. 26-March 1, 2024: National Invasive Species Awareness Week (5 Days Starting the Last Monday in February)
Feb. 27: International Polar Bear Day and National Polar Bear Day

March

Dolphin Awareness Month

March 1: National Pig Day
March 1: World Seagrass Day
March 1: National Horse Protection Day
March 3: World Wildlife Day
March 4-10, 2024: National Aardvark Week (2nd Week of March)
March 10-16, 2024: Termite Awareness Week
March 11: Key Deer Awareness Day
March 14: Learn About Butterflies Day
March 14: International Day of Action for Rivers
March 14: Save a Spider Day
March 15: Buzzards Day
March 15: National Catio Day
March 15: International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter
March 16: National Panda Day
March 16, 2024: Save the Panther Day (3rd Saturday in March)
March 17-23, 2024: National Animal Poison Prevention Week (3rd Full Week of March)
March 19: National Poultry Day
March 19: Spring (Vernal) Equinox
March 19: Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
March 19, 2024: National Ag Day
March 19: Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
March 20: World Sparrow Day
March 20: World Rewilding Day
March 20: World Frog Day
March 20: World Rewilding Day
March 20: World Sparrow Day
March 21: International Day of Forests
March 21: National Renewable Energy Day
March 21: World Wood Day
March 21, 2024: National Farm Rescuer Day (3rd Thursday in March
March 22: International Day of the Seal
March 22: World Water Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 23: Earth Hour
March 23: World Bear Day
March 27, 2024: Manatee Appreciation Day (Last Wednesday in March)
March 28: National Weed Appreciation Day

April

Children and Nature Awareness Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
National Frog Month
Poetic Earth Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

April 1-7, 2024: Be Kind to Spiders Week (1st Full Week of April)
April 2: National Ferret Day
April 3: Jane Goodall’s Birthday
April 3: World Aquatic Animal Day
April 4-9, 2024: National Wildlife Week
April 4: World Stray Animal Day
April 7: International Beaver Day
April 7: A Drop of Water is a Grain of Gold Day
April 8: National All is Ours Day
April 8: Draw a Bird Day
April 8: Zoo Lovers Day
April 8: National All is Ours Day
April 10: National Farm Animals Day
April 12: National Big Wind Day
April 13, 2024: National Catch and Release Day
April 13: International Plant Appreciation Day
April 14-20, 2024: Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week (2nd full week in April)
April 14: National Dolphin Day
April 14: National Look Up at the Sky Day
April 15-21, 2024: Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week (3rd week in April)
April 16: Save the Elephant Day
April 17: International Bat Appreciation Day
April 20-28: National Park Week? Or April 10-28, 2024: National Park Week
April 20-25 2024: International Wildlife Film Week
April 21-27: Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (always the same week as Earth Week)
April 21-27: Earth Week
April 21: John Muir Day
April 21: Tuna Rights Day
April 21: World Curlew Day
April 22-28, 2024: World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week (Week surrounding April 24)
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: International Pallas’s Cat Day
April 24: World Day for Animals in Laboratories
April 25: World Penguin Day
April 26: Audubon Day
April 26: National Help a Horse Day
April 27: World Tapir Day
April 27: International Crow and Raven Appreciation Day
April 27: Woody Woodpecker Day
April 27: International Hyena Day
April 27: Mule Day
April 27: Marine Mammal Rescue Day
April 27: International Crow and Raven Appreciation Day
April 27, 2024: Eeyore’s Birthday Day (Last Saturday of April)
April 27, 2024: World Veterinary Day (Last Saturday in April)
April 27, 2024: National Go Birding Day (Last Saturday of April)
April 28: Save the Frogs Day
April 28: Arbor Day
April 28: Stop Food Waste Day
April 30: National Animal Advocacy Day

May

American Wetlands Month
Be Kind to Animals Month
Clean Air Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month
National Duckling Month
Responsible Animal Guardian Month

May 1: Save the Rhino Day
May 2: World Tuna Day
May 3-12, 2024: The Biggest Week in American Birding®.
May 3: International Wild Koala Day
May 3: Sun Day
May 4: Greenery Day (Japan)
May 4: Bird Day
May 4: International Respect for Chickens Day
May 4, 2024: National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (First Saturday in May)
May 4, 2024: Start Seeing Monarchs Day (First Saturday in May)
May 5-11, 2024: Be Kind to Animals Week^® (First Full Week in May)
May 5, 2024: International Dawn Chorus Day (First Sunday in May)
May 6: Start Seeing Monarchs Day (First Saturday in May)
May 8: World Donkey Day
May 8, 2024: National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
May 10, 2024: Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice (2nd Friday in May)
May 10: Green Dreamer Day
May 10, 2024: Public Gardens Day. (Second Friday in May)
May 11, 2024: World Migratory Bird Day (2nd Saturday in May in U.S. & Canada)
May 12: International Day of Plant Health
May 13: Frog Jumping Day
May 15-21, 2024: National Heritage Breeds Week (3rd Full Week in May)
May 15: International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
May 17, 2024: Endangered Species Day (3rd Friday in May)
May 17: Bike to Work Day
May 18, 2024: National River Cleanup Day
May 18, 2024: National River Cleanup Day
May 18, 2024: National Heritage Breeds Day (Saturday of 3rd Full Week in May)
May 19: Plant Something Day
May 20: World Bee Day
National Public Gardens Week (starting Friday before Mother’s Day)
National Public Works Week (3rd full week in May)
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23: International Turtle Day and World Turtle Day
May 24: European Day of Parks
May 25, 2024: World Fish Migration Day (variable days)
May 28: Slugs Return to Capistrano Day
May 28: Whooping Crane Day
May 29, 2024: World Otter Day (Last Wednesday in May)
May 29: Learn About Composting Day
May 31: World Parrot Day

June

Aquarium Month
National Oceans Month
National Pollinators Month
National Rivers Month
National Zoo and Aquarium Month

June 1: World Reef Awareness Day
June 1, 2024: National Prairie Day
June 1, 2024: National Trails Day
June 1, 2024: National Black Bear Day (1st Saturday in June)
June 1, 2024: Turtle Races Day (1st Saturday in June)
June 2, 2024: National Animal Rights Day (1st Sunday in June)
June 2: World Peatlands Day
June 2: Yell “Fudge” at the Cobras in North America Day
June 2: World Peatlands Day
June 3-7, 2024: Canadian Environment Week
June 5: International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
June 5: World Environment Day
June 6: World Green Roof Day
June 7: June Bug Day
June 8: International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
June 8: World Oceans Day
June 9: Coral Triangle Day
June 11-17, 2024: Oxfam Water Week (UK)
June 11: International Lynx Day
June 12: National Cougar Day
June 13: National Pigeon Day
June 15: Nature Photography Day
June 15: Global Wind Day
June 16: World Sea Turtle Day
3rd full week in June: National Grasslands Week
June 16-22, 2024: Carpenter Ant Awareness Week (Last Full Week of June)
June 17-23, 2024: Animal Rights Awareness Week (3rd week in June)
June 17-23, 2024: National Pollinator Week
June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought
June 17: World Croc Day
June 19: World Albatross Day
June 20-26, 2024: National Mosquito Control Awareness Week
June 20: Summer Solstice
June 20: National American Eagle Day
June 20-26: National Mosquito Control Awareness Week
June 21: World Giraffe Day
June 22: World Rainforest Day
June 22: World Camel Day
June 23: Pink Flamingo Day
June 23-29, 2024: Fish are Friends, Not Food Week! (Last Week of June)
June 24-30, 2024: National Insect Week
June 24-July 1, 2024: Rabbit Week
June 24: Upcycling Day
June 28: Scarlet Macaw Day
June 29: International Day of the Tropics
June 29: World Day Against the Abandonment of Domestic Animals

July

National Bison Month
Wild About Wildlife Month
Plastic Free July

July 1-7: Clean Beaches Week
July 1: American Zoo Day
First Saturday in July: National Hop A Park Day
July 3: International Plastic Bag Free Day
July 6: World Zoonoses Day
July 7, 2024: National Hop A Park Day (First Saturday in July)
July 9, 2024: Cow Appreciation Day (Second Tuesday in July)
July 10: Don’t Step on a Bee Day
July 10: Global Energy Independence Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: Paper Bag Day
July 14: Shark Awareness Day
July 14: World Orca Day
July 14: World Chimpanzee Day
Second week in July: National Farriers Week
July 15-21: Rabbit Week
July 15-21, 2024: Coral Reef Awareness Week
July 15: I Love Horses Day
July 15, 2024: Celebration of the Horse Day (3rd Weekend)
July 16: World Snake Day
July 21: Take a Monkey to Lunch Day
July 20-28, 2024: National Moth Week (last week in July)
July 21-27, 2024: National Zoo Keeper Week (3rd Week in July)
July 21-28, 2024: Shark Week
July 23: Mosquito Day
July 24-Aug. 8: National Marine Week (UK)
July 26: International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
July 28: World Nature Conservation Day
July 28, 2024 National Tree Day
July 29: Rain Day
July 29: International Tiger Day
July 31: World Ranger Day

August

Aug. 2: International Golden Lion Tamarin Day
Aug. 4: International Clouded Leopard Day
Aug. 6: National Tree Day
Aug. 8: International Moon Bear Day
Aug. 8: Scottish Wildcat Day
Aug. 10: World Lion Day
Aug. 12: World Hirola Day
Aug. 12: World Elephant Day
Aug. 14: World Lizard Day
Aug. 17, 2024: National Honey Bee Day
Aug. 17, 2024: International Homeless Animals Day and National Homeless Animals Day (3rd Saturday of August)
Aug. 19: World Orangutan Day
Aug. 20: World Mosquito Day
Aug. 24-25, 2024: International Bat Night (Last Full Weekend in August)
Last week of Aug.: National Composites Week
Aug. 25: National Park Service Founders Day
Aug. 26: World Day for the End of Speciesism
Aug. 26: World African Wild Dog Day
Aug. 30: International Whale Shark Day
Aug. 30: National Beach Day
Aug. 31: National Diatomaceous Earth Day

September

Animal Pain Awareness Month
Bear Necessities Month
National Organic Month
National Save a Tiger Month
Organic September (UK)
Pet Sitter Education Month
Save the Koala Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
Organic September (UK)

Sept. 1: Save Japan’s Dolphins Day
Sept. 1: International Primate Day
Sept. 4: National Wildlife Day
Sept. 5: Amazon Rainforest Day
Sept. 5: International Day of Charity
Sept. 6: World Shorebirds Day
Sept. 7: National Threatened Species Day
Sept. 7: International Day of Clean Air
Sept. 7, 2024: National Hummingbird Day (First Saturday in September)
Sept. 7, 2024: International Vulture Awareness Day (First Saturday in September)
Sept. 7, 2024: Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day (first Saturday after Labor Day)
Sept. 8: National Iguana Awareness Day
Sept. 14-22, 2024: International Hawk Migration Week (IHMW)
Sept. 15-21, 2024: National Farm Animals Awareness Week
Sept. 15: Greenpeace Day
Sept. 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer or World Ozone Day
Sept. 17: International Microorganism Day
Sept. 17: World Manta Day
Sept. 18: World Water Monitoring Day
Sept. 20-29, 2024: Great British Beach Clean
Sept. 21, 2024: International Red Panda Day (3rd Saturday of September)
Sept. 21, 2024: International Coastal Cleanup Day, National Clean Up Day (3rd Saturday of September)
Sept. 21: Zero Emissions Day
Sept. 22-28, 2024: Sea Otter Awareness Week (Last Week of September)
Sept. 22: World Rivers Day
Sept. 22: Autumnal Equinox
Sept. 22: Car Free Day
Sept. 22: Elephant Appreciation Day
Sept. 22: World Rhino Day
Sept. 22, 2024: World Rivers Day
Sept. 24: World Gorilla Day
Sept. 24: National Bluebird of Happiness Day
Sept. 26: World Cassowary Day
Sept. 26: World Environmental Health Day
Sept. 27: Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring publication anniversary
Sept. 27, 2024: Save the Koala Day (Last Friday in September)
Sept. 28, 2024: Fish Amnesty Day (4th Saturday in September)
Sept. 28, 2024: International Rabbit Day (4th Saturday or Sunday in September)
Sept. 28, 2024: National Wildlife Ecology Day (4th Saturday in September)
Sept. 28: World Rabies Day
Sept. 28, 2024: National Public Lands Day (fourth Saturday in September)
Sept. 29: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

October

Bat Appreciation Month
Feral Hog Month, or Hog Out Month
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
Squirrel Awareness Month
World Animal Month

Oct.1: World Vegetarian Day
Oct. 1: International Raccoon Appreciation Day
Oct. 2: World Farm Animals Day
Oct. 2, 2024: Energy Efficiency Day (1st Wednesday in October)
Oct. 3: Butterfly and Hummingbird Day
Oct. 3-9, 2024: Animal Welfare Week (1st Full Week of October)
Oct. 4: World Animal Day
Oct. 6: National Badger Day (UK)
Oct. 7, 2024: World Habitat Day (first Monday of October)
Oct. 8: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day
Oct. 8: World Octopus Day
Oct. 10: Animal Road Accident Awareness Day
Oct. 11, 2024: Vet Nurse Day (2nd Friday in October)
Oct. 12, 2024: World Migratory Bird Day (in Mexico, Central and South America & Caribbean). (2nd Saturday in October)
Oct. 12, 2024: International African Penguin Awareness Day
Oct. 13: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
Oct. 13-19, 2024: National Veterinary Technician Week
Oct.16: World Food Day
Oct. 17: International Sawfish Day
Oct. 18: World Okapi Day
Oct. 20: International Sloth Day
3rd week of October: National Wolf Awareness Week.
Oct. 21: American Frog Day
Oct. 21: National Reptile Awareness Day
Oct. 22: International Wombat Day
Oct. 23: International Snow Leopard Day
Oct. 23, 2024: Sustainability Day (4th Wednesday of October)
Oct. 23: International Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
Oct. 24-31, 2024: Bat Appreciation Week
Oct. 24: International Day of Climate Action
Oct. 24: Freshwater Dolphin Day
Oct. 24: International Gibbon Day
Oct. 24: National Kangaroo Awareness Day (Australia)
Oct. 25, 2024: World Lemur Day (last Friday in October)
Oct. 26: National Mule Day
Oct. 26, 2024: Hug a Sheep Day (Last Saturday in October)
Oct. 29: Feed the Birds Day (UK)

November

Adopt a Turkey Month
Manatee Awareness Month
Nov. 3-9, 2024: Polar Bear Week (1st full week of November)

Nov. 1: World Vegan Day
Nov. 2, 2024: Bison Day (1st Saturday in November)
Nov. 2, 2024: World Numbat Day (1st Saturday of November)
Nov. 3: Jellyfish Day
Nov. 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day
Nov. 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov. 15: America Recycles Day or National Recycling Day
Nov. 15: Steve Irwin Day
Nov. 17: National Hiking Day
Nov. 19: National Camp Day
Nov. 21: World Fisheries Day
Nov. 27: Turtle Adoption Day
Nov. 29: International Jaguar Day
Nov. 29, 2024: Fur-Free Friday (always on Black Friday, day after Thanksgiving)
Nov. 30: Remembrance Day for Lost Species

December

Dec. 2: World Pollution Prevention Day
Dec. 4: International Cheetah Day
Dec. 4: World Wildlife Conservation Day
Dec. 5: World Soil Day
Dec. 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine
Dec. 9: National Llama Day
Dec. 10: Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales
Dec. 10: International Animal Rights Day and National Day of Animal Rights
Dec. 11: Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day
Dec. 11: International Mountain Day
Dec. 12: Anniversary of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Dec. 13: National Day of the Horse
Dec. 14: Monkey Day
Dec. 14, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025 Christmas Bird Count Week (same dates every year)
Dec. 14: National Energy Conservation Day
Dec. 21: National Robin Day (UK)
Dec. 21: Winter Solstice
Dec. 27: Visit the Zoo Day
Dec. 28: Anniversary of 1973 Endangered Species Act