International Orangutan Day
Orangutan Foundation identifies International Orangutan Day on August 19 and uses the date for orangutan conservation awareness
Date and recurrence
19 August each year
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 Orangutan conservation community / international 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
- Orangutan Foundation — International Orangutan DayWildlife Conservation Awareness
Frequently asked questions
When is International Orangutan Day?
19 August each year The stored recurrence guidance is: 19 August.
Does International Orangutan 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 Orangutan Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Orangutan conservation community / international 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 Orangutan Day?
The stored designation basis is: Orangutan Foundation identifies International Orangutan Day on August 19 and uses the date for orangutan conservation awareness. Supporting provenance includes Orangutan Foundation — International Orangutan Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Orangutan Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Orangutan conservation community / international 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 2026-09-07.
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