[{"date":"4 August","day":"International Clouded Leopard Day","description":"It is a day of international awareness and an attempt to increase the profile of Clouded leopards both in captivity and in the wild.\n        This elusive species is categorized as vulnerable in IUCN conservation status.","links":[]},{"date":"9 August","day":"International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples","description":"The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is a day to celebrate the diversity and resilience of the world’s indigenous peoples, \n        who face many challenges and injustices.  They have an integral collective and community role as carers of natural resources and keepers of scientific knowledge.","links":[]},{"date":"10 August","day":"World Lion Day","description":"Lions maintain ecological balance and ensure the protection of natural forests \n        and help in the conservation of biodiversity. The government of India is initiating schemes \n        and projects for the conservation of lions.","links":[]},{"date":"12 August","day":"World Elephant Day","description":"The goal of World Elephant Day is to create awareness of the urgent plight of \n        African and Asian elephants, and to share knowledge and positive solutions for the better \n        care and management of captive and wild elephants.","links":[]},{"date":"Third Saturday of August","day":"World Honey Bee Day","description":"Honey bees play a critical role in ecosystems as pollinators. By transferring pollen from one flower to another, \n        they facilitate the reproduction of many flowering plants, including crops vital for human consumption. Not only do they contribute \n        to genetic diversity and healthy plant populations, but they also support the food chains that rely on those plants.","links":[]},{"date":"19 August","day":"International Orangutan Day","description":"The day is marked to save species that are on the edge of extinction and to raise awareness about the predicament of this species, \n        which has progressed from endangered to critically endangered. The day is marked to save species that are on the edge of extinction and to raise \n        awareness about the predicament of this species, which has progressed from endangered to critically endangered.","links":[]},{"date":"20 August","day":"World Mosquito Day","description":"A day that commemorates the scientific discovery and the public health significance of mosquitoes. It is celebrated on August 20 every year, \n        the date when Sir Ronald Ross found out that malaria is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes in 1897. The day also aims to raise awareness and alertness \n        about the diseases caused by mosquitoes and how to prevent them, as well as to celebrate the achievements of science and medicine in fighting malaria \n        and other mosquito-borne diseases.","links":[]},{"date":"22 August","day":"World Plant Milk Day","description":"The day is marked annually to spread awareness among people about the benefits of drinking plant milk, a substitute for dairy milk and is used \n        to make ice cream. Plant-based milk is lactose-free and the best substitute for cow milk. From soy to oat to cashew to hemp: the diversity of vegan milk continues \n        to grow in tandem with the global shift towards plant-based eating.","links":[]},{"date":"30 August","day":"International whale shark day","description":"A day for promoting the study and preservation of the largest fish in the world. They feed on plankton and travel large distances to find enough \n        food to sustain their huge size, and to reproduce, in fact, the distribution of whale sharks indicates the presence of plankton and the overall health of our oceans. \n        Their white spotted colouration makes these gentle giants easy to distinguish, and popular with snorkelers and divers at sites where they aggregate off the coast. \n        Unfortunately, whale sharks are in decline in some areas due to overfishing, bycatch, and habitat destruction.","links":[]}]