3rd March: World Wildlife Day

Every year 3rd March is being observed as World Wildlife Day (WWD) to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.

Significance of Day

It calls for taking up urgent steps to fight wildlife crime which has wide-ranging environmental, economic and social impacts.

Theme 2016: “Listen to the Young Voices”. It aims to empower and engage the youth in conservation issues. Engaging and empowering youth is the call of this year.

This theme showcases inextricable relationship between people, wildlife and sustainable development.

It seeks to spread awareness for taking national action to ensure the survival of both lesser known and charismatic species in the wild.

Background

On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at its 68th session had designated 3rd March as World Wildlife Day.

On this day in 1973, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted. Since then CITES plays an important role in ensuring that international trade does not threaten the species’ survival.

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