World Turtle Day
| World Turtle Day | |
|---|---|
 Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina | |
| Date | May 23 |
| Frequency | Annual |
World Turtle Day is an annual observance held every May 23rd. It began in 2000 and is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue.[1] The day was created as a yearly observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats, as well as to encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.[2][3][4] A study on the effects of biodiversity awareness days listed World Turtle Day as an example of how they increase the internet search traffic on the protected species.[5]
The term "World Turtle Day" is trademarked by Susan Tellem of Malibu, California.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "American Tortoise Rescue Celebrates World Turtle Day May 23rd". Health News Digest. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Be Kind to Turtles, World Turtle Day is May 23". WorldTurtleDay.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Celebrate World Turtle Day". Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
- ↑ Wendy Heller (May 13, 2008). "American Tortoise Rescue Celebrates World Turtle Day May 23rd". Retrieved March 4, 2009.
- ↑ Chua, Marcus A.H.; Tan, Audrey; Carrasco, Luis Roman (2021). "Species awareness days: Do people not care or are we preaching to the choir?". Biological Conservation. 255 109002. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109002. S2CID 233836573.
- ↑ "USPTO trademark #4635425".