International Tiger Day,
or Global Tiger Day, is an annual event celebrated on 29 July. The day aims to
raise awareness of the importance of tiger conservation.
International Tiger Day
was established in 2010 at the International Tiger Forum in Saint Petersburg,
Russia. The International Tiger
Forum was the world's first “tiger summit” organized by Prime Minister of
Russia, Vladimir Putin, and President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick. At
the summit, the Global Tiger Recovery Program was adopted. The anniversary of
its adoption was declared International Tiger Day.
This ecological observance focuses on promoting protection of the
natural habitats of tigers and raising public awareness of tiger conservation
issues.
Tigers are the largest cat species on Earth. Tigers were once widely
spread, but the tiger is now an endangered species. Over the past century,
tigers have lost more than 90% of their historic range. At the start of the
20th century, the global population of tigers in the wild was estimated at
100,000 individuals, while as few as 3,200 exist in the wild today.
Tiger conservation is one of the main objectives of international animal
conservation organizations. Countries join efforts to protect tigers in India,
Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam,
Malaysia and Russia.
MARTINA NICOLLS is an international
aid and development consultant, and the author of:- Similar But Different
in the Animal Kingdom (2017), The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament
(2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a
Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).
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