List of Endangered Animal Awareness Days

January 

20 Penguin Awareness Day

 

February 

13 Love Hornbills Day 

20 World Pangolin Day

27 International Polar Bear Day 

Third Sunday in February World Whale Day

 

March

16 (National Giant) Panda Day 

20 World Frog Day

Last Wednesday of March Manatee Appreciation Day 

 

April

14 Dolphin Day (Irrawaddy dolphin, etc.) 

(22 Earth Day)

Last Saturday of April Save the Frogs Day 

 

May

20 World Bee Day

23 World Turtle Day (green sea turtle, hawksbill turtle, etc.) 

28 World Dugong Day

28 Whooping Crane Day 

29 World Otter Day

31 World Parrot Day (kakapao, etc.) 

Third Friday in May Endangered Species Day (pallid sturgeon, axolotl, chambered nautilus, etc.) 

 

June

Orca Action Month 

11 International Lynx Day (Iberian lynx, etc.) 

17 World Crocodile Day (gharial, etc.) 

 

July 

9 World Saola Day

18 International Save the Vaquita Day

29 Global Tiger Day or International Tiger Day 

 

August

10 World Lion Day

12 World Elephant Day

19 International Orangutan Day

 

September

18 International Red Panda Day 

22 World Rhino Day

24 World Gorilla Day

 

October 

21 Reptile Awareness Day (lesser chameleon, etc.) 

23 International Snow Leopard Day 

 

November

Manatee Awareness Month

1-7 Polar Bear Week 

10 American Frog Day 

 

December

4 International Cheetah Day