World Wildlife Day, observed on March 3 every year, is celebrated to observe beautiful varieties of wild fauna. The day reminds us of the urgency to step up the fight against wildlife crimes.
World Wildlife Day: How it is started
In December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare March 3 as World Wildlife Day – the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973. It is also celebrated to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits of flora and fauna conservation provides to people.
World Wildlife Day 2022 Theme
‘Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration’ is the theme given by UN General Assembly for the celebration of World Wildlife Day 2022. This theme is basically chosen for the conservation of most endangered species of flora and fauna.
According to International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of threatened Species, over 8,400 species are endangered, and around 30,000 species are considered to be endangered.
Why celebration of Wildlife is necessary
Earth has rich diversity of plant and animals. The variety is uncountable. This rich diversity makes our life possible on the planet. We depend on all the elements of the biosphere for all our basic needs like air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat and energy and materials use to make the things we need to live our lives. But we are cutting down too many trees, clearing too much ground and building so many roads that we are destroying the natural habitats of millions of species and putting the world’s biodiversity at risk.
Hence the main aim to celebrate World Wildlife Day is to raise awareness among people towards these facts as each and every species is equally important.