International Tiger Day is celebrated on 29 July every year. It is also the national animal of India. It is considered a symbol of strength, pride, alertness, intelligence, and endurance of the country.
Tiger is a carnivorous animal, who sleeps during the day and hunts at night. The tiger has a very strong and powerful body, with the help of which it can jump very high (up to 7 feet) and can run for very long distances (about 85 kg/h). The black stripes on its white, blue, and orange body make it really attractive.
It has naturally strong jaws, teeth, and sharp claws to capture its prey from a great distance. It is believed that its long tail maintains its control by running after the prey. A tiger weighs about 150 kg and is 13 feet long. A tiger can be recognized by the unique stripes on its body.
Due to this strength, strength, and agility, the tiger has been chosen as the national animal of India. It has also been chosen as the national animal due to its names like the King of the Jungle and the Royal Bengal Tiger.
Their teeth are very important for the life of the tiger, if they break, the tiger can also die.
Tiger is the national animal of India, 48 tiger parks have been created for its protection.
98 percent of its total population of tigers have become extinct. Poaching is the main reason for the shortage of tigers.
According to the latest tiger census, the number of tigers in India is 2967, which is about 70% of the world’s population only in India. India has the highest number of tigers in the world after the 2018 tiger census. The tiger census was released in 2019. India has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest tiger count ever.
Due to deforestation, the number of trees is decreasing, due to which wildlife is becoming extinct, including tigers which are becoming extinct. The day is declared, which is celebrated as International Tiger Day.
When is International Tiger Day being celebrated?
International Tiger Day Begins In 2010, at the conference held in St. Petersburg, Russia, it was announced that every year on 29 July, International Tiger Day would be celebrated all over the world. The day was announced because of the decreasing number of tigers in the world. Various country representations present in this conference have set a target of doubling the number of tigers by 2022. It was told in this conference that if the smuggling and killing of tigers continue like this, then it will become extinct in the coming one or two decades. That is, tigers have been kept on the red list.
Why is International Tiger Day Celebrated?
The purpose of celebrating International Tiger Day is to save tigers from extinction by creating public awareness. In a report released by WWF in 2016, it was said that there are a total of 6 thousand tigers in the world, out of which 4 thousand are in India alone.
In the first International Tiger Conference, it was decided by 13 countries to double the number of tigers by the year 2022.
Many species of tigers are found in the world, the Siberian tiger, Bengal tiger, Indochinese tiger, Malayan tiger, Sumatran tiger, and South China tiger are the six main ones.
In the last eight decades, three species of tiger have become extinct, the rest are on the verge of extinction.
This day is celebrated to spread awareness about Tiger. There are 3900 tigers left in the whole world, out of which 2967 tigers are in India. Because of this, Tiger Day is being celebrated all over the world.
International Tiger Day 2021: Theme
International Tiger Day is celebrated every year with the theme/slogan “Their survival is in our hands”. Because of the number of tigers in the world, International Tiger Day is celebrated every year on 29 July. Celebrating Tiger Day becomes important because, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the number of tigers is only 3900. Of which 2967 are in India. India has registered a double increase in the number of tigers in the last 7 years (at the time of tiger census).
Importance of International Tiger Day
The importance of conserving the fast disappearing tigers is explained by celebrating International Tiger Day on 29 July every year.
Due to the decreasing population of wildlife and due to the cutting of trees, the number of tigers is also decreasing and the tiger is a very beautiful and national animal of our India and it is our duty that we have to save it from extinction. India has always been at the forefront of the conservation of its national animal.
Status of Tiger in India
India participated in the 2010 conference in St. Petersburg, Russia. In this conference, the target of doubling the number of tigers was set. India achieved this target four years back. India completed it in 2018. The tiger census in 2019 put the number of tigers in India at 2967.
Given the declining number of tigers, India had passed an act in 1973 named Project Tiger. In 1973, the number of tiger reserve areas was 9, but at present, its number has increased to 50 tiger reserves. Talking about 2010, there were some 752 tigers in India. Madhya Pradesh (526), Karnataka (524), Uttarakhand (442) tigers have the highest number of tigers in India. If these three states are merged, then 50% of tigers are in these states.
Presently the number of tigers is at its lowest level. Some species of tigers have already become extinct. There are many types of tigers found all over the world. Among these 6 species are the main ones. These include the Siberian tiger, Bengal tiger, Indochinese tiger, Malayan tiger, Sumatran tiger, and South China tiger.
We all should celebrate International Tiger Day very well and all the people should be told about it because nowadays the number of tigers is decreasing in increasing age and now whatever number is child, we should keep them safe from poachers. Not only do humans have the right to live on this earth, but every animal has the right to live, so who are they who are killing them?
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