International Tiger Day is being celebrated across the world today i.e. on July 29, the tiger is a royal and hunting animal. Tigers play an important role in maintaining the health and diversity of the ecosystem. But unfortunately, tigers are one of those species that have reached the brink of extinction. The elimination of forests and the felling of trees is also the major cause of tiger extinction. To save tigers from extinction and to spread awareness on tiger conservation. International Tiger Day or Global Tiger Day is also celebrated on 29 July every year.
India has 70% of the global tiger population: Global Tiger Day is more special for India because 70% of the global tiger population is found in India. There are only 13 countries in the world where tigers are found, of which 70 per cent are in India only. With the efforts of the Tiger Reserve and Environment Department, India has successfully doubled the tiger population before the 2022 target. There were 1,700 tigers in India in 2010. According to the 2018 census, the number of tigers in the country had reached 2967. India has 51 tiger reserves in 18 states. According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are currently 3,900 tigers around the world.
History of Tiger Day: Let us know that International Tiger Day is being celebrated every year on July 29 since 2010. The Tiger Summit event is also held in St. Petersburg, Russia on July 29, 2010. Several countries participated in the event and signed the agreement at the Tiger Summit. The agreement was signed to raise awareness about the declining population of tigers globally and to protect the tiger. With this, the participating countries in this program decided that the tiger-populated countries will double the tiger population by the year 2022.
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