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Save the Elephant Day / World Elephant Day

Date When Celebrated : This holiday is always April 16

Elephants are the largest mammal to roam the earth today. Their numbers are dwindling, and their very survival is at risk. That makes Save the Elephant Day an extremely important day. Also called World Elephant Day,  this very special day was created to call attention to the plight of our beloved Pachyderms.

Young and old, we all love elephants, They are the most popular animal in the zoo. Unfortunately, in their native environment their very survival as a species is at risk, due to shrinking habitat and poaching. Poaching is taking a very serious toll, as their tusks made of ivory is prized. While the sale of ivory is banned around the world, it commands a huge price on the black market.

On Save the Elephant Day, visit the elephants at your local zoo. Find out more about groups that are working to save their habitat, as well as those fighting poachers, who kill elephant for their ivory tusks. Support them with a donation, if you can.

Today's Chuckle: Never read an elephant joke while sunbathing. You'll laugh your trunks off.

Save the Elephant Day was founded in 2012. It was created by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand, working in conjunction with Canadian film maker Patricia Sims. Their goal is to raise the awareness of the threat to survival caused by loss of habitat and poaching.

Recipe of the Day: Garden Pasta Salad

What happened on this Day? This Day in History

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Holiday Insights, where every day in April is a holiday, a bizarre or wacky day, an observance, or a special event. Join us in the daily calendar fun each and every day of the year.

Did You Know? There are literally thousands of daily holidays, special events and observances, more than one for every day of the year. Many of these holidays are new, and more are being created on a regular basis. Holidays in April are no exception. At Holiday Insights, we strive to thoroughly research and record the details of each one as completely and accurately as possible.

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