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.

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