This is the first World Chimpanzee Day, a celebration of chimpanzees and an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital need for worldwide participation in their care, protection, and conservation in the wild and in captivity. Visit the Jane Goodall Institute for ways to help A day to celebrate and honor the ocean, which connects us all. Be a part of it!#WorldOceansDay. If you're planning an event, there's an event planning toolkitfor you, too! The Wetlands Conservancy has information on events taking place on this day. Visit the Beaver Trust in the UKto find out all about beavers and how they are being restored to our natural world.

Spend an hour watching and counting the birds in your garden or local green space & submit your findings to the RSPB. It helps the RSPB work out which species are doing well and which species need our help. Held on the last weekend of January. Over a million people did this event in 2021 - let's surpass that number in 2022!

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Australia's special day gives everyone a chance to reflect on what has been lost and what we can all do to protect nature. Find out more from the WWF in Australia. This birdwatch is now in its 21st year, can you believe it?! Get kids involved in nature watching at school and inspire the nature lovers of the future, and get them outside! Held in the first half of the Easter term. This special day for the Arctic sea ice has been created by Polar Bears Internationalto call attention to sea-ice losses and raise awareness of what can be done to help polar bears Do What Moves Youfor Snow Leopard Conservation& Climate Change Awareness, an event for the Snow Leopard Trust.

Celebrate the importance of pollinators and spread the word about how we can all help them. Visit Insect Week (UK) The weekis organised by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and aims to highlight the problems hedgehogs face and how you can help them. Find out more A day to raise awareness about pangolins and their plight.#worldpangolinday. You could also head over to our Pangolin Cornerto see how you can help #worldpangolindayAn opportunity to remember animals who have served us in times of war and who are still suffering from the wars around them. Find out more here An annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. Find out more