World Wildlife Day

World Wildlife Day-2016

Question: World Wildlife Day is celebrated on-
(a) 2 March
(b) 3 March
(c) 5 March
(d) 6 March
Ans (b)
Related facts:

  • The World Wildlife Day was observed globally on 3 March 2016.
  • The theme of 2016 is “The future of wildlife is in our hands”, with African and Asian elephants being the main focus of global campaigns.
  • On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly decided to proclaim 3 March as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/wildlifeday/
http://www.wildlifeday.org/