World Wild Life Day
Editor
March 4, 2022
March 3rd 2022, marked World Wildlife Day , which was celebrated worldwide under the theme of “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”. Marking the day, Ministry of Wildlife Sri Lanka has urged the public to protect nature, wildlife and biodiversity by engaging with programmes and initiatives administered with their department
The celebration of World Wildlife Day will seek to 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. All conversations will be inspired by and seek to inform efforts towards the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero hunger) 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns), 13 (Climate Action) 14 (Life Below Water) and 15 (Life on Land).
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. Based on these estimates, it is suggested that over a million species are threatened with extinction.
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