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World Wildlife Day - 03 March
March 4 , 2018
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- World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on March 03 to raise awareness about our planet’s flora and fauna.
- This year the theme is “Big cats — predators under threat."
- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was finalised on March 3 and the day has been celebrated as World Wildlife Day since 2014.
- CITES is an international agreement between the governments of 183 countries to protect wild plants and animals and ensure their survival.
- These are facing many and varied threats such as habitat loss, poaching, human-wildlife conflict & climate change, primarily caused by human activities.
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