World Whale Day 15 Feb 2026

World Whale Day

World Whale Day, observed on the third Sunday of February, began in the 1980s in Hawaii, where communities celebrated the seasonal return of migrating humpback whales. The day gained wider recognition after the International Whaling Commission"s 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, which marked a major milestone in international whale conservation.

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Today in History

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4 Nov 2025Tower Bridge, London
3 Sep 2025St Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
17 Nov 2023Meon Hill, Gloucestershire
13 Dec 2025Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
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20 Oct 2023International Sloth Day
17 Jan 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California, United States
19 May 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
11 Dec 2024International Mountain Day
17 Dec 2023Bohemian waxwings
15 Sep 2025Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States
20 Mar 2025Spring equinox
28 Feb 2024Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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26 Mar 2025Manatee Appreciation Day
28 Feb 2026Oloupena Falls, island of Molokai, Hawaii, United States
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2 May 2024Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
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26 Nov 2025World Olive Tree Day
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8 Jun 2024European hare
24 Mar 2024Silvereyes
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4 Jul 2024Italica, an old Roman city in Santiponce, Andalusia, Spain
26 May 2025Baobab trees, Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
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