October 4 marks World Animal Day which was first celebrated in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy. The date was not chosen by chance - it is... 04.10.2014, Sputnik International
October 4 marks World Animal Day which was first celebrated in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy. The date was not chosen by chance - it is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
October 4 marks World Animal Day which was first celebrated in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy. The date was not chosen by chance — it is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
October 4 marks World Animal Day which was first celebrated in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy. The date was not chosen by chance - it is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
In Russia, the day, which is intended to raise public concern over the plight of endangered species, including those on the verge of extinction, has been observed since 2000.
Above: Horses not far from the Galbai Village in the Tunkin District of Buryatia.
Preservation strategies for the following rare and endangered animal species are being implemented: for the Amur tiger, the Far Eastern leopard, the snow leopard, the polar bear, the bison and the Sakhalin musk deer.
Russian Federal laws that are meant to fundamentally change people's attitude towards the environment (including the ones On Wildlife, On Hunting, On Specially Protected Natural Territories etc) are being adopted and improved.
Above: A penguin in Antarctica.
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