International Bat Appreciation Day
IUCN’s 2025 conservation feature explicitly identifies International Bat Appreciation Day as 17 April and describes it as an annual occasion for highlighting bats’ ecological importance.
Date and recurrence
17 April annually in current IUCN recognition
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is International / bat conservation awareness. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- IUCN — International Bat Appreciation DayIntergovernmental Conservation
Frequently asked questions
When is International Bat Appreciation Day?
17 April annually in current IUCN recognition The stored recurrence guidance is: 17 April.
Does International Bat Appreciation Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Bat Appreciation Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: International / bat conservation awareness. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Bat Appreciation Day?
The stored designation basis is: IUCN’s 2025 conservation feature explicitly identifies International Bat Appreciation Day as 17 April and describes it as an annual occasion for highlighting bats’ ecological importance.. Supporting provenance includes IUCN — International Bat Appreciation Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Bat Appreciation Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: International / bat conservation awareness. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
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These records also resolve to April 17, 2027 under the current authority data.
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