Get a band of friends and family together and devote 2 hours to a positive action that will benefit your community and the ocean environment. Find out more here A day to celebrate and honor the ocean, which connects us all. Be a part of it!#WorldOceansDay. If you're planning an event, there's an event planning toolkitfor you, too!

The day is held to highlight their wonder, their role in keeping our ocean ecosystems healthy and balanced – and the threats they face. More info It's a chance to dedicate a day to camels - did you know the wild camel is the 8th most endangered of the large mammals? Find out more about camels and see how you can help the Wild Camel Protection Foundation The weekis organised by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and aims to highlight the problems hedgehogs face and how you can help them. Find out more International Rivers protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. They also help to protect fresh water ecosystems and biodiversity. Find out more

Well, you wouldn't hug an actual bear, but this is too good an opportunity to miss to raise awareness of bear charities, wild and captive! This is a chance to refle cton the huge contribution zookeepers make to the care and conservation of all specie s. Find out more This is a terrible event - thousands of dogs are rounded up to be eaten in Yulin, China as part of a Dog Meat Festival. The way the dogs are killed is horrific, and this event must be stopped. Visit NotodogMeat, and also there's a petition you can sign Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are raising awareness of Swift Awareness Week and celebrating the beauty of the swift. Find out about their Swift Conservation Project The annual figure for abandoned rabbits isover 67,000in the UK alone! This accounts for rabbits that are set loose, boxed and abandoned, and handed over to animal welfare shelters. Please adopt a rabbit rather than buy!Rabbits need to be in pairs - they need the company.

The day gives shelter and rescue organizations the chance to highlight their spay/neuter programs and win more community support in the form of donors, volunteers and clients. There's a list of charities who neuter here Donkeys have a reputation for being stubborn, but animal behaviorists attribute this trait to a strong sense of self-preservation. A donkey won’t be forced or frightened into doing something it perceives as dangerous, but once you earn the animal’s trust, it can be a loyal companion and a hard and dependable worker. Donkeys are generally believed to be friendly, playful and intelligent animals that are eager to learn.An opportunity to remember animals who have served us in times of war and who are still suffering from the wars around them. Find out more here On Saturday 26 March at 8:30pm your local time.People from 190 countries took part last year. Send a strong message to earth's leaders that you demand urgent action to protect nature and our planet. Why not spend an hour star gazing or listening to the sounds of nature? A global day of action to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste. Reuse items, making one small change to your everyday routine to help reduce single-use plastic. Find out more Find out all about primates from the Jane Goodall Instituteand you can also get more info from the Lemur Conservation Foundation