Every year, World Wildlife Day is celebrated under a specific theme. This year the theme of World Wildlife Day 2023 is “Partnerships for wildlife conservation.” The main purpose behind this theme is to pay tribute and honor to the people who are taking steps to preserve wildlife and are making a difference.
According to the United Nations, “This upcoming year, the UN celebrates a special partnership: the 50th anniversary of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This Convention is an international agreement between governments to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species. Today, it grants varying degrees of protection to more than 37,000 species of animals and plants.”