International Beaver Day — Date, Facts & Verified Sources

Authority summary

What is International Beaver Day?

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo identifies 7 April as International Beaver Day, and a current municipal conservation notice also recognizes the date.

Date and recurrence

7 April

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 / beaver conservation awareness. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Animals, Nature & Environment →

Animals, Nature & Environment Nature Environment

Accuracy controls

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.

Provenance

Sources

Source policy →

Smithsonian’s National Zoo — International Beaver DayNational Institution
Town of Harvard, Massachusetts — International Beaver DayLocal Government

Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is International Beaver Day?

7 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 7 April.

Does International Beaver 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 Beaver Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: International / beaver 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 Beaver Day?

The stored designation basis is: The Smithsonian’s National Zoo identifies 7 April as International Beaver Day, and a current municipal conservation notice also recognizes the date.. Supporting provenance includes Smithsonian’s National Zoo — International Beaver Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is International Beaver Day international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: International / beaver 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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