Today, March 3, 2022, has been marked by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to celebrate World Wildlife Day.
The day is meant to celebrate and draw attention to the conservation status of some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora, and to drive discussions towards imagining and implementing solutions to conserve them.
This year's celebration is under the theme: “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.
Social media users have taken to Twitter to celebrate the day. They are sharing images of various species of animals and beautiful scenery be it the mountain, waterbodies.
World wold life day reminds us all that the onus of saving the wild life lies on us because we are the ones who destroyed it as well..
Happy World Wild Life Day#WorldWildlifeDay
pic.twitter.com/8PaLrWKOmK
—Nainika सनातनी
(@saffronncloud) March 3, 2022
In commemoration of World Wildlife Day, we thank the Mara Elephant Project for its progress in the fight to keep elephants safe.
— Asilia Africa (@AsiliaAfrica) March 3, 2022
Want to know more about this project and others like it? Read more here: https://t.co/bljBzcKx4G pic.twitter.com/l6ufGZLEvk
Happy World Wildlife Day pic.twitter.com/dvM0UsGRLF
— #TeamThiem(@ThiemdomiTeam) March 3, 2022
According to data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, over 8,400 species of wild fauna and flora are critically endangered, while close to 30,000 more are understood to be endangered or vulnerable.
Species & ecosystems go hand in hand.
When you #RecoverKeySpecies,
you contribute to ecosystem restoration.
Join World @WildlifeDay 2022 celebrations on 3 March#WWD2022 pic.twitter.com/e9z63tFIXM— Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (@BonnConvention) March 2, 2022
Based on these estimates, it is suggested that over a million species are threatened with extinction.
There are over 22,000 endangered & critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List. Continued species loss is a threat to people and planet. For #WWD2022, let us all support conservation of vulnerable plants and animals. Learn more: https://t.co/hW7VtdeXHK #RecoverKeySpecies pic.twitter.com/AtjMmtVCio
— World Wildlife Day (@WildlifeDay) February 22, 2022
3 March is World Wildlife Day – Let’s celebrate the vital role of #IndigenousPeoples as conservationists, who protect endangered species and the ecosystems they inhabit #WWD2022 #NousSommesAutochtones pic.twitter.com/af6iZzEKZQ
— UNPFII (@UN4Indigenous) March 3, 2022
Happy World Wildlife Day
May the
we share with the animals (wild/domestic) be better place for them too! pic.twitter.com/CuEB4F0gvJ
— ऋषि(@rishi_duttt) March 3, 2022
Happy World Wildlife Day!
— Mark Gray
It’s great to be able to photograph these creatures here in the area where I live.
Have a great day! #WorldWildlifeDay pic.twitter.com/ejm0xYQXwC(@GrayMarker99) March 3, 2022
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