WWD: World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3rd of March, marked as WWD proclaimed by UNGA (the UN General Assembly) on 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, is the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants, Resolution adopted by the General Assembly.
Wildlife plays an important role in balancing our environment for living, widely it made-up of ecosystems, desert, mountains, deltas, rainforests, plains and cold desert and other Greenland areas. People rely on wildlife and biodiversity-based resources to meet all our needs so it is the day to dedicate to the wildlife protection, as World Wildlife Day on 3rd of March, celebrated worldwide annually. World Wildlife Day 2021 theme was “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.”
World Wildlife Day Themes
World Wildlife Day 2022 Theme: “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration“
World Wildlife Day 2022 Theme: “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration“
World Wildlife Day 2021 Theme: “Forests and Livelihoods: sustaining people and planet“
World Wildlife Day 2020 Theme: “Sustaining all life on earth“
World Wildlife Day 2019 Theme: “Life below water: for people and planet“
World Wildlife Day 2018 Theme: “Big cats – predators under threat“
World Wildlife Day 2017 Theme: “Listen to the young voices“
World Wildlife Day 2016 Theme: “The future of wildlife is in our hands”, with a sub-theme “The future of elephants is in our hands“.
World Wildlife Day 2015 Theme: “It’s time to get serious about wildlife crime“.
Facts of World Wildlife Day
- It’s celebrated due to raise awareness of the world’s wildlife and benefits about fauna and flora on the planet – Earth as Wildlife Day on 3rd of March, annually.
- There are about 18500 taxa of flowering plants from India. The Indian Forest Act, 1927 helped to improve the protection and security of the natural habitat.
- Elephants, pangolins, rhinoceros, sharks and tigers are among the most critically poached and trafficked species in the world.
- Bengal Tiger and Indian Elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
- At the current rates of extinction, nearly 20% of the world’s species could be extinct within the next 30 years.
- Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species.
- India is home to 75% of the world’s tiger population as well as 60% of Asian elephant population.
- Total number of wildlife population, of Tigers (2018) – 2,967, Leopards (2015) – 9,265 and Elephants (2017) – 27,312 Asiatic lion (2020) – 674 population by states of India.
- WWD 2022 Theme – “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) data states that Red List of Threatened Species, over 8,400 species of wild fauna and flora are critically endangered, while close to 30,000 more are understood to be endangered or vulnerable.
- Social development of human societies is rely on nature, as the source of their livelihoods and economic opportunities, affects continued loss of species, habitats and ecosystems also threatens all life on Earth, including us
- People rely on wildlife and biodiversity-based resources to meet all our needs and necessities, from food, to fuel, medicines, housing, and clothing.
Significance of WWD 2022
| Name of Day | World Wildlife Day / WWD |
|---|---|
| World Wildlife Day Meaning in Hindi | विश्व वन्यजीव दिवस |
| Came in Existence and celebrated | on March 3, Annually |
| First celebrated World Wildlife Day by UN | 3rd of March, 2015 |
| Significance | To raise awareness about the significance of world’s wild fauna and flora. |
| Proclaimed by | UNGA (the United Nations General Assembly) |
| Theme | In 2022 "Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration" Theme 2021: "Forests and Livelihoods: sustaining people and planet" Theme 2020: "Sustaining all life on earth" |
| Important Links | World Wildlife Day, Official website World Wildlife Day page on UN.org World Wildlife Day Official Facebook page Official YouTube channel World Wildlife Day |
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Motivational World Wildlife Day Quotes
❝ To create resiliency within ecosystems there must be biodiversity, that is why it’s so important to recover key species that play pivotal rolls within any given ecosystem. I am so pleased that this year’s World Wildlife Day is focusing on recovering key species within ecosystems.❞
Bonnie Wright – Actress, conservation activist and influencer and author of Go Gently, a practical guide to climate action.
God loved animals and created forests, Man loved animals and created cages.
Wildlife is Mother Nature’s greatest treasure, To protect it, we must take every measure.
Just another bone crunch, Just another cry. You are leaving these animals. Right here to die
Want to shoot animals?…use cameras!
Wildlife: Save it to cherish or leave it to perish
Nature is a treasure save it for pleasure
The only way hunting is a sport is if animals are given a weapon too Removing “life” from wildlife proves that you are “wild”!
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Inspirational World Wildlife Day Quotes
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” Frank Lloyd Wright
“The hope of the future lies not in curbing the influence of human occupancy — it is already too late for that — but in creating a better understanding of the extent of that influence and a new ethic for its governance.” Aldo Leopold
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” Rachel Carson
“We need to understand ourselves as biological creatures at one with the diverse of all life. When we can truly see this unity and interdependence, we will find nature to be forgiving, generous and resilient.” Kenny Ausubel
“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.” Elwin Brooks White
“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” Albert Einstein
“I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.” Steve Irwin
World Wildlife Day : Video
Watch this YouTube official outreach video for the 2022 World Wildlife Day Celebration on the theme of “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”. The theme seeks to draw attention to the conservation status of some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora, and to drive discussions towards imagining and implementing solutions to conserve them.
World Wildlife Day Quiz
Quest 1: The theme for World Wildlife Day 2021 was ‘Forests and __ : Sustaining People and the Planet’. Fill in the blanks
Answer : Livelihoods
Quest 2: In which year did the United Nations General Assembly in its 68th session designate 3rd March as UN World Wildlife Day?
Answer : 2013
Quest 3: 3rd March is the day of the signature of the CITES- the Convention on International Trade in _ . Fill in the blanks:
Answer : Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Quest 4: This is the national bird of which of these countries?
Answer : Australia
Quest 5: Name this spectacular looking big cat
Answer : Jaguar
Quest 6: This genus of large bats are known as Flying __. Fill in the blanks:
Answer: Foxes
Quest 7: Name the largest mangrove forest of India
Answer: Pichavaram Mangroves, Tamil Nadu
Quest 8: Which is the state bird of Chhattisgarh?
Answer: Common Hill Myna
Quest 9: In which year was “Project Tiger” launched in India?
Answer: 1973
Quest 10: How many national parks does India have?
Answer: 106
WWD is Celebrated on 3 March Images
Official Images posted by wildlifeday.org, In 2022, under the theme “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”, #WorldWildlifeDay will raise awareness of the threats weighing on endangered species and their habitats, and of the power of efforts aimed at conserving them.
World Wildlife Day FAQs
Who started World Wildlife Day?
3rd of March, marked as World Wildlife Day proclaimed by UNGA (the United Nations General Assembly) on 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, is the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
When did World Wildlife Day start?
Officially started by the UN General Assembly in 2013, December 20 at its 68th session proclaimed 3rd of March, marked as World Wildlife Day.
What is World Wildlife Day?
Wildlife plays an important role in balancing our environment for living, so UNGA proclaimed 3 March, celebrated annually as World Wildlife Day, the most important annual event dedicated to the preservation of wildlife.