Wildlife Conservation Day 4 Dec 2024

It"s Wildlife Conservation Day—an important reminder to celebrate and defend our planet"s incredible biodiversity. Many species face extinction, including African forest elephants, Cross River gorillas, saolas and Yangtze finless porpoises. Since its launch in 2012, this special day has highlighted the illegal wildlife trade and other threats that animals face. It also draws attention to the need for stronger long-term solutions.

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Today in History

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4 Dec 2023International Cheetah Day
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18 Oct 2025International Archaeology Day
22 Sep 2024Autumn equinox
13 May 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
3 Apr 2025Wasson Peak, Saguaro National Park, Arizona, United States
30 Jan 2024Aýna, Albacete, Spain
Tree-mendous
8 Jan 2025Great Wall of China
26 Mar 2026Logan Creek Suspension Bridge, West Coast Trail, Canada
8 Oct 2024World Octopus Day
On the open ocean road
24 Sep 2023World Rivers Day
6 Jul 2025Tour de France
19 Jan 2024Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
29 Nov 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
13 Nov 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
5 Aug 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California, United States
Aug 20, 2023International Lighthouse Weekend
Mountains of sand
6 Sep 2025Rufous hummingbird, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, United States
Happy Yorkshire Day!
13 Nov 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
16 Jul 2025Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
Eyes on the skies
27 Oct 2024British Summer Time ends
7 Jan 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
26 Jan 2025European beech forest, Belgium
8 Aug 2024Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Jewel of the Adriatic
A cuddling pair of Taiwan yuhina
See-through cephalopod