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UN Day - World Wild Life Day 2023

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UN Day World Wildlife Day 2023 (and 50th Anniversary of first signing of CITES)   When: 3 March 2023 Theme: Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation Every 3rd of March, wildlife is celebrated all over the world for the UN World Wildlife Day . This date was chosen as it is the birthday of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora , signed in 1973. This World Wildlife Day 2023 falls on the 50th Anniversary of CITES coming into being. Since its inception, CITES has stood at the junction of trade and conservation. It has sought to build partnerships and reconcile differences between the groups that are guided and governed by its regulations.