ENVIRONMENT

THE GREEN CALANDER
Important environmental dates to celebrate :
2 february  -  World wetlands  day
20 march   -   World sparrow day
22 march   -   World water day
22 april      -   Earth day
3   may      -    International migratory bird day
22 may      -    World biodiversity day
5  june       -    World environment day
8 june        -    World ocean day
15 june      -     global wind  day
11 july       -     World population day
29 july      -     International tiger day
16 september - International day for the preservation of the ozone layer
18 september - World water monitoring  day
28 september - green consumer day
4 october       -   animal welfare day
22 october     -   World habitat day
5 december    - World soil
2 december    -bhopal gas tragedy day 
11 december      -   International tiger day
1-7 october       -    world wildlife week

TOP 10 MOST ENDANGERD SPECIES
Black Rhino
Giant Panda
Tiger
Beluga Sturgeon
Golden Seal
Alligator Snapping
Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Big Leaf Mahogany
Green Cheeked Parrot
NEW SPECIES

The carnivorous olinguito: These tree dwelling mammals of amzon cloud forest are distant relatives of raccoon. This reddish brown nocturnal animal looks like cross between a slinky cat and a wide eyed teddy bear and lives secretively in cloud forests of the andes mountain in Columbia and Ecuador.

Andrill Anemone: A species of sea anemone, living under a glacier on the ross ice shelf in Antarctica, it is the first species of sea anemone reported to live in ice

Skeleton Shrimp: the smallest in their genus, these tiny Shrimps are found off  the coast of southern California. These crustaceans have eerie, translucent, bony bodies

Orange Penicillium: This brilliant orange fungus was named as a tribute to the dutch royal family specifically his royal highness the prince of orange. They grow in colonies,in Tunisia, and produce a sheet like extra cellular matrix that may function as protection from drought.

Leaf tailed gecko:  these extremely wide- tailed geckos have longer limbs, a more slender body larger eyes than their cousins,and a better ability to blend in with their surroundings.found in rainforests and rocky habitats,they hang out on the vertical surfaces of rocks and trees as they wait for their prey.