Wild Life Week

Wildlife Week is annually celebrated across India between 2^nd to 8^th October with an aim to protect and preserve the flora and fauna of India. The first Wildlife Week was observed in 1957.

The Indian Board of Wildlife was constituted and the idea of Wildlife Week was conceptualised in 1952 to raise the awareness about the long term goals of protecting the wildlife of India. Initially, in 1955 the Wildlife day was celebrated which was later upgraded as the Wildlife Week in 1957.