Wildlife
Holidays

From the smallest ant to the biggest whale, Earth filled with so many diverse kids of animals. We mustn’t forget that we share our neighborhoods, lands, and oceans with them. With over 27 different holidays to explore on our calendars, you can help spread awareness for these awesome animals. You can start with National Penguin Day near the beginning of the year on January 20, and end the year celebrating our primate pals with National Monkey Day on December 14. Showing love to our pets is just the start, join us in spreading the good vibes to all the others out there in the animal kingdom.

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Date Holiday Category Tags
Jan 1 Thursday
Adopt a Rescued Bird Month , ,
Jan 5 Monday
National Bird Day ,
Jan 10 Saturday
National Save The Eagles Day ,
Jan 20 Tuesday
National Penguin Day
Penguin Awareness Day ,
Jan 21 Wednesday
Squirrel Appreciation Day ,
Jan 24 Saturday
International Mobile Phone Recycling Day , ,
Jan 27 Tuesday
National Geographic Day , ,
Jan 28 Wednesday
Rattlesnake Roundup Day , ,
Jan 31 Saturday
International Zebra Day , ,
Feb 1 Sunday
National Serpent Day , ,
Humpback Whale Awareness Month , ,
National Bird Feeding Month , ,
Feb 2 Monday
Groundhog Day ,
Hedgehog Day
Marmot Day , ,
Feb 3 Tuesday
National Cordova Ice Worm Day , ,
Feb 5 Thursday
Western Monarch Day , , ,
Feb 9 Monday
Homes for Birds Week , ,
Feb 14 Saturday
Nest Box Week , ,
World Bonobo Day , ,
Feb 15 Sunday
World Hippo Day , ,
World Whale Day , ,
Feb 18 Tuesday
Great Backyard Bird Count , ,
Feb 21 Saturday
World Pangolin Day , ,
Feb 22 Sunday
National Justice for Animals Week , ,
Feb 23 Monday
National Invasive Species Awareness Week ,
Feb 24 Monday
Whooping Crane Festival Event , ,
Feb 27 Friday
International Polar Bear Day ,
Mar 1 Sunday
Dolphin Awareness Month ,
Mar 3 Tuesday
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ,
World Wildlife Day ,
Mar 9 Monday
National American Paddlefish Day , ,
Mar 11 Wednesday
Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign ,
Key Deer Awareness Day , ,
Mar 15 Sunday
Buzzards Day , ,
International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter , ,
Mar 16 Monday
National Panda Day ,
Mar 21 Saturday
Save the Florida Panther Day , ,
Mar 22 Sunday
International Seal Day , ,
Mar 25 Wednesday
Manatee Appreciation Day , ,
Apr 1 Tuesday
Earth Month , ,
National Frog Month , ,
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month , ,
Apr 2 Wednesday
National Ferret Day , ,
Apr 4 Friday
World Rat Day ,
Apr 5 Saturday
National Wildlife Week , ,
Apr 7 Monday
International Beaver Day , ,
Apr 8 Tuesday
National Zoo Lovers Day , ,
Pygmy Hippo Day ,
Apr 9 Wednesday
Jumbo Day , ,
Apr 14 Monday
National Dolphin Day , ,
Apr 16 Wednesday
Save the Elephant Day ,
Apr 21 Monday
Tuna Rights Day , ,
World Curlew Day , ,
Apr 25 Friday
World Penguin Day , ,
Apr 26 Saturday
National Go Birding Day , ,
Save the Frogs Day , ,
Apr 27 Sunday
World Tapir Day , ,
May 1 Thursday
Save The Rhino Day ,
Be Kind to Animals Month ,
Gardening for Wildlife Month , ,
May 2 Friday
World Tuna Day , ,
May 3 Saturday
International Wild Koala Day , ,
May 4 Sunday
Be Kind To Animals Week , ,
May 8 Thursday
World Donkey Day , ,
May 9 Friday
Biggest Week in American Birding , ,
Fintastic Friday ,
May 10 Saturday
World Migratory Bird Day ,
May 17 Friday
Endangered Species Day , ,
May 23 Friday
World Turtle Day , ,
May 28 Wednesday
Slugs Return From Capistrano Day
World Otter Day , ,
May 29 Thursday
National Alligator Day , ,
National Snail Day ,
Jun 1 Sunday
National Zoo and Aquarium Month , ,
Jun 4 Wednesday
Philippine Eagle Week ,
Jun 5 Thursday
International Day for the Fight against Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing ,
World Environment Day , ,
Jun 7 Saturday
June Bug Day ,
National Black Bear Day , ,
Jun 8 Sunday
National Week of the Ocean , ,
International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos , ,
Jun 12 Thursday
National Button Battery Awareness Day , ,
Jun 18 Wednesday
National Fishing Day , , ,
Jun 20 Friday
American Eagle Day , ,
Jun 21 Saturday
World Giraffe Day , ,
Jun 22 Sunday
Fish are Friends Not Food Week , ,
Jun 25 Wednesday
National Catfish Day , ,
Jul 1 Tuesday
Clean Beaches Week , ,
National Bison Month , ,
Wild About Wildlife Month ,
Jul 6 Sunday
Shark Week
Jul 7 Monday
National Koi Day , ,
Jul 14 Monday
Shark Awareness Day , ,
Jul 15 Tuesday
Celebration of the Horse Day , ,
Jul 16 Wednesday
World Snake Day , ,
Jul 19 Saturday
National Urban Beekeeping Day , ,
Jul 21 Monday
Take a Monkey to Lunch Day ,
Jul 28 Monday
World Nature Conservation Day , ,
Jul 29 Tuesday
International Tiger Day ,
Jul 31 Thursday
World Ranger Day ,
Aug 7 Thursday
National Sea Serpent Day , ,
Aug 8 Friday
Scottish Wildcat Day , ,
Aug 10 Sunday
World Lion Day , ,
Aug 12 Tuesday
Glorious Twelfth ,
World Elephant Day , ,
Aug 14 Thursday
World Lizard Day , ,
Aug 19 Tuesday
International Orangutan Day , ,
Aug 30 Saturday
International Bat Night , ,
International Whale Shark Day , ,
Aug 31 Sunday
National Zoo Awareness Day ,
Sep 1 Monday
Animal Pain Awareness Month ,
Bear Necessities Month , ,
National Save a Tiger Month ,
World Animal Remembrance Month , ,
Sep 4 Thursday
​National Wildlife Day
Sep 6 Saturday
National Hummingbird Day ,
Sep 8 Monday
National Iguana Awareness Day , ,
Sep 20 Saturday
International Red Panda Day , ,
Sep 21 Sunday
Sea Otter Awareness Week , ,
Sep 22 Monday
Elephant Appreciation Day ,
World Rhino Day , ,
Sep 24 Wednesday
Bluebird of Happiness Day , ,
Sep 25 Thursday
National Roadkill Day , ,
Sep 26 Friday
Alpaca Day ,
Save The Koala Day , ,
Shamu the Whale Day ,
Sep 27 Saturday
Fish Amnesty Day , ,
Oct 1 Wednesday
National Raccoon Day , ,
Hog Out Month ,
SQUIRREL AWARENESS MONTH , ,
World Animal Month , ,
Oct 3 Friday
Animal Welfare Week , ,
Oct 4 Saturday
Kindness to Animal Day ,
World Animal Day , ,
Oct 6 Monday
National Badger Day , ,
Oct 8 Wednesday
World Octopus Day , ,
Oct 15 Wednesday
Hagfish Day , ,
Oct 18 Saturday
International Sloth Day
Oct 21 Tuesday
National Reptile Day
Oct 23 Thursday
Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day , ,
Oct 24 Friday
Bat Appreciation Week , ,
National Kangaroo Awareness Day , ,
Oct 26 Sunday
National Mule Day
Oct 29 Wednesday
RSPB Feed the Birds Day ,
Nov 1 Saturday
National Bison Day
World Numbat Day , ,
Adopt a Turkey Month ,
Manatee Awareness Month , ,
Nov 2 Sunday
Polar Bear Week ,
Nov 3 Monday
Jellyfish Day , ,
Nov 17 Monday
National Hiking Day ,
Nov 21 Friday
Alascattalo Day , ,
Nov 22 Saturday
Humane Society Anniversary Day ,
Nov 23 Sunday
Wolfenoot , ,
Nov 26 Wednesday
World Lewis Day ,
Dec 4 Wednesday
International Cheetah Day ,
World Wildlife Conservation Day , ,
Dec 9 Monday
National Llama Day
Dec 10 Tuesday
Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales , , ,
International Animal Rights Day , ,
Dec 14 Saturday
Christmas Bird Count Week ,
Monkey Day ,
Dec 27 Friday
Visit the Zoo Day , ,