MOST DANGEROUS LIZARS

  MOST DANGEROUS LIZARS Lizards are a diverse group of reptiles that belong to the order Squamata, which also includes snakes. They have scaly skin, four legs (except for some legless species), movable eyelids, and external ear openings. They are mostly carnivorous and have various adaptations to avoid predators, such as venom, camouflage, and tail regeneration. There are more than 7,000 species of lizards in the world, living in different habitats and climates. Some of the most well-known lizards are the Komodo dragon, the chameleon, the gecko, and the iguana. Lizards are not dangerous to humans, however, some lizards are poisonous and can harm a person if they are touched or bitten by these reptiles. Certain lizards, such as the Komodo dragon, can grow to large sizes and have been known to attack and kill people. Most lizards, in reality, are harmless to humans, as are most turtles; however, there are certain members of both groups that can kill, maim, make ill, or inflict at...

IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL DAYS  

 

IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL DAYS

 

January 31                                                                   International Zebra Day               

February 2                                                                   World Wetlands Day

Third Saturday of February                                     World Pangolin Day        

February 15                                                                World Hippopotamus Day           

February 27                                                                 International Polar Bear Day

March 3                                                                        World Wildlife Day

Second Friday of March                                             Solar Appreciation Day

March 14                                                                       International Day of Action for Rivers

                                                                                       World Spider Day            

March 15                                                                      World Consumer Rights Day

March 18                                                                      Global Recycling Day      

March 19                                                                      Taxonomist Appreciation Day    

March 20                                                                      World Sparrow Day

                                                                                        World Frog Day                

March 21                                                                       International Day of Forests

                                                                                        World Planting Day         

                                                                                         World    Wood Day          

March 22                                                                       World Water Day

                                                                                         International Seal Day   

March 23                                                                        World Bear Day

                                                                                        World Meteorological Day

March 29                                                                       World Sparrow Day


Last Wednesday in March                                            Manatee Appreciation Day         

April 17                                                                          International Bat Appreciation Day

April 22                                                                          Earth Day

April 27                                                                          World Tapir Day

                                                                                         International Crow and Raven Appreciation                                                                                                 Day               

April 29                                                                         Day of Remembrance for all Victims of                                 Chemical Warfare

May 2                                                                            World Tuna Day               

May 3                                                                            International Leopard Day          

                                                                                       Wild Koala Day

May 8                                                                            World Donkey Day         

Second Saturday of May in the U.S.;                         World Migratory Bird Day

                                                                                         and Canada Second Saturday of

                                                                                        October in Mexico, Central and South

                                                                                        America, and the Caribbean.

Third Friday of May                                                   Endangered Species Day

May 22                                                                          International Day for Biological Diversity (World                 Biodiversity Day)

May 23                                                                          World Turtle Day

Last Wednesday of May                                              World Otter Day

May 27                                                                           World Otter Day              

May 31                                                                           World No Tobacco Day

May 31 since 2004                                                         World Parrot Day            

June 5                                                                            World Environment Day

June 8                                                                            World Oceans Day

June 9                                                                             Coral Triangle Day

June 15                                                                          Global Wind Day

June 16                                                                          World Sea Turtle Day     

June 17                                                                         World Day to Combat Desertification and                                                                                                    Drought

June 21                                                                          World Giraffe Day           

                                                                                       International Climate Change Day           

June 22                                                                          World Camel Day            

                                                                                       World Rainforest Day

                                                                                        Snake Bird Day (Observed in Kerala, India)

First week of July                                                         Van Mahotsav (Forest Festival) - India

July 11                                                                            World Population Day

July 14                                                                           Shark Awareness Day   

                                                                                        World Chimpanzee Day

July 16                                                                            Snake Day

July 26                                                                           International Day for the Conservation of the                         Mangrove Ecosystem       

July 28                                                                           World Nature Conservation Day               

July 29                                                                          International Tiger Day

July 31                                                                            World Ranger Day - International Ranger                                                                                                        Federation

August 4                                                                         International Clouded Leopard Day        

August 10                                                                      World Lion Day 

August 12                                                                      World Elephant Day

August 13                                                                      International Wolf Day

August 19                                                                     World Orang-utan Day  

August 22                                                                     National Honey Bee Day

August 30                                                                      International Whale Shark Day  

September 1                                                                Japan Dolphin Day          

September 5                                                                Amazon Rainforest Day

First Saturday of September                                      International Vulture Awareness Day

September 11                                                               National Forest Martyrs Day (India)        

September 16                                                               International Day for the Preservation of the                       Ozone Layer

Third Saturday in September                                  World Clean-up Day

                                                                                      National Clean-up Day

                                                                                      nternational Red Panda Day     

September 18                                                               World Water Monitoring Day

September 21                                                                 Zero Emissions Day        

September 22                                                                  Car Free Day

                                                                                         World Rhino Day             

September 24                                                                 World Gorilla Day            

September 26 since 2011                                                World Environmental Health Day               

Last Sunday of September                                            World Rivers Day

First Monday of October                                                World Habitat Day

October 2 – 8                                                                  National Wildlife Week (India)

October 4                                                                         World Animal Day

First Wednesday in October                                        Energy Efficiency Day    

October 13                                                                       International Day for Natural Disaster                                                                                                            Reduction

October 14                                                                     International E-Waste Day

Fourth Wednesday of October                                   Sustainability Day            

October 21                                                                    National Reptile Awareness Day              

October 23                                                                     International Snow Leopard Day              

October 24                                                                    Freshwater Dolphin Day

                                                                                      International Day of Climate Action

Last Friday of October                                                World Lemur Day            

November 1                                                                  World Vegan Day

November 6                                                                 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation                 of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

First Saturday in November                                     National Bison Day

November 15                                                               America Recycles Day

November 21                                                               World Fisheries Day

November 29                                                              International Jaguar Day

December 4                                                                  International Cheetah Day          

December 5                                                                  World Soil Day

December 11                                                                International Mountain Day

December 14                                                               Monkey Day

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