March 3 of every year is World Wildlife Day , which coincides with the signing of the CITES Convention in 1973 in Washington, D.C., USA. Later, the 68th United Nations General Assembly officially declared March 3 as “World Wildlife Day under the United Nations (United Nations World Wildlife Day).”
This year , WWF Foundation has joined in organizing knowledge-providing activity booths and exhibitions of wildlife conservation projects at the World Wildlife and Plant Day, organized by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation at the activity area, 1st floor, Seub Nakhasathien Building, Department of National Parks, on March 4, 2024, under the concept of “Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation: Connecting the Wide World, Jointly Creating Innovation, Leading to Sustainable Wildlife and Plant Conservation.”
In the event, there were many interested people joining in playing games, such as a quiz game about general knowledge about wild animals or guessing the name of wild animals from pictures taken by an automatic camera. They also received souvenirs such as note paper and stamps set “Adventure in Conservation of Reserved Wild Animals”, which had the inside cover picture from the winning artwork of the drawing contest by students from Srinakharinwirot University Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Elementary Section).
The activity was organized to disseminate knowledge, campaign to promote awareness of the value of wild animals and plants to the ecosystem, and encourage participation in sustainable conservation, as well as create awareness among the general public about the effective use of technology in conservation.
