Do Species Awareness Days Work?

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gentle lemur said:
A month or a fortnight would give so much more opportunity that a day. Obviously there would have to be a longer cycle and so a group would have to wait at least 5 years before its turn came round again. Who fancies Seahorse September or Mongoose Midsummer?
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Agree, I think that 24 hours per species is far too short for most folk to make any real connection. Its over in the blink of an eye and next day- a different one! As such I think they are too superficial to really raise a particular species' profile with the general public which is who they must be aimed at.
 
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UngulateNerd92 said:
Happy National Bison Day!

WCS Wild View: National Bison Day
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For Bison Day 2021, conservation and reconciliation through buffalo eyes (commentary)
  • The popular narrative is that bison (also called buffalo) were saved from extinction by Teddy Roosevelt and the American Bison Society, but that’s not the whole story.
  • In addition to the few remaining wild bison within Yellowstone National Park, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), also played a key role in preventing the species’ extinction.
  • For National Bison Day in the U.S. on November 6, CSKT Chairwoman Shelly Fyant and Cristina Mormorunni with the Rockies Program of WCS suggest that it’s a day to also recognize and listen to traditional ecological knowledge, to ensure lasting conservation outcomes for the wildlife and wild places we all hold dear.
  • This post is a commentary. The views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily Mongabay.
Humanity is living through four interrelated global crises: biodiversity, climate, pandemic, and social justice. Because the nature and scale of threats to the planet and all its life forms is so pernicious and unprecedented, these crises often seem difficult for scientists, conservationists, and political leaders to fully grasp, let alone take concrete steps toward systemic change.

https://news-mongabay-com.cdn.amppr...iliation-through-buffalo-eyes-commentary/amp/
 
UngulateNerd92 said:
New research into events like World Pangolin Day and International Tiger Day reveals how to make these celebrations more effective.

For those of us in the conservation community, there’s only one holiday each year that truly matters: World Pangolin Day.

No, wait, scratch that. It’s really Manatee Appreciation Day.

Oh, no, I forgot about Panamanian Golden Frog Day. That one’s important.

But what about International Tiger Day? Or World Otter Day? Or…

Okay, there are a lot of these “species awareness days” each year. They cover everything from birds to marine mammals and from big cats to tiny fungi. Some are established by international bodies like the United Nations. Others are declared by species’ home nations, while many are created by conservation nonprofits. In fact, just about anyone can declare a “holiday” and put it on the calendar. That’s how Earth Day got its start, after all. (We found enough environmental holidays to fill an entire calendar.)

These awareness days have obviously become a popular way to honor endangered species and fundraise for their conservation, but one big question looms over the concept: Do they work?

The answer, according to a paper published recently in the journal Biological Conservation, is yes — at least, to a certain degree.

Do Species Awareness Days Work? • The Revelator
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Any slight awareness is good news but for us all species matter. It is helpful for species that are unknown to most of the public like the pangolin
 
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