World Turtle Day

World Turtle Day[1] is an annual observance occurring every May 23. It began in 2000 and is sponsored by the American Tortoise Rescue. The day was created as a yearly observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world as well as to encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.[2][3][4] A study on the effects of biodiversity awareness days listed World Turtle Day as an example of how they increase the internet search traffic on the protected species. [5]

World Turtle Day
DateMay 23
Next time23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
FrequencyAnnual
Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina

World Turtle Day is celebrated around the globe in a variety of ways, from dressing up as turtles or wearing green summer dresses, to saving turtles caught on highways, to research activities. Turtle Day lesson plans and craft projects encourage teaching about turtles in classrooms.[6]

Promoting organisations

Founded in 1990, American Tortoise Rescue is the founding sponsor of World Turtle Day.[7] The term "WORLD TURTLE DAY" is trademarked by Susan Tellem of Malibu, California.[8]

Featured in Chase's Book of Annual Events,[9] the day was created as an annual observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world.

In 2013, over 160 free Turtle Day lesson plans and teaching materials were sent out to classrooms for use with over 5,500 students. Lesson plans were provided by the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group (TTPG), an organisation that is open to all people interested in the welfare of chelonians.

References
  1. "World Turtle Day® | Home". world-turtle-day. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  2. "Be Kind to Turtles, World Turtle Day is May 23". WorldTurtleDay.org. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. "Celebrate World Turtle Day". Retrieved March 4, 2009.
  4. Wendy Heller (May 13, 2008). "American Tortoise Rescue Celebrates World Turtle Day May 23rd". Retrieved March 4, 2009.
  5. Chua, Marcus A.H.; Tan, Audrey; Carrasco, Luis Roman (2021). "Species awareness days: Do people care or are we preaching to the choir?". Biological Conservation. 255: 109002. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109002. S2CID 233836573.
  6. "How to Celebrate World Turtle Day?". Bee Bulletin.
  7. "American Tortoise Rescue Celebrates World Turtle Day May 23rd". Health News Digest. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
  8. "USPTO trademark #4635425".
  9. "Chase's Calendar of Events: Teacher Books, Teachers Resource Books & More!". www.mhprofessional.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-04.
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