Category: SAFE focus days
Monday, May 14, 2018
There are 1,459 Animals on the U.S. Endangered Species List, but Americans Believe There are Only 100
Association of Zoos and Aquariums Expands Endangered Species Conservation Initiative to Draw Attention to High Need for Greater Wildlife Protection
Silver Spring, Maryland – A recent survey by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) found Americans underestimate the number of animals protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act by less than one-tenth the actual...
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Monday, May 14, 2018
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), the longest-running research, education and conservation organization dedicated to saving the wild cheetah, are leading the seventh annual observance of International Cheetah Day on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
What began as a day to generate awareness for the plight of the cheetah -- Africa’s most endangered big cat – International Cheetah Day has become an occasion...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Launching on World Penguin Day, Stonyfield YoKids will support conservation efforts to save endangered species like the African penguin
Londonderry, NH and Silver Spring, MD – Can a cow save a penguin? Stonyfield, the country’s leading organic yogurt maker, is confident that it can and wants to inspire families to find out how they can help endangered species too. Today, on World Penguin Day, Stonyfield YoKids is pleased to announce its support of the...
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Monday, May 23, 2016
Silver Spring, MD – On World Turtle Day®, zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) are highlighting conservation efforts protecting Western pond turtles and are encouraging the public to join in taking action to help save the species from extinction.
“While AZA-accredited facilities continue to collaborate with other conservation organizations to protect the Western pond turtle, the support of the public is crucial to helping to save this...
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Thursday, December 3, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) will join Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in inviting wildlife lovers from all over the globe to celebrate the world’s fastest feline on International Cheetah Day this Thursday, December 4. This year marks the fifth anniversary of this special occasion designed to generate awareness about the plight of the cheetah, which, with fewer than 10,000 remaining in the wild, is Africa’s most...
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