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29/07/23 06:52 AM IST

International Tiger Day 2023

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  • International Tiger Day is celebrated to raise awareness about one of the most majestic and endangered creatures on our planet: the tiger.
About Int'l Tiger Day
  • International Tiger Day was first celebrated in 2010 after it was found that 97% of all wild tigers had disappeared in the last century, with about only 3,000 of them remaining.
  • With the loss of habitat and climate change, tigers are increasingly coming into conflict with humans. Poaching and the illegal trade industry is also a very serious threat that wild tigers face.
  • Demand for tiger bone, skin, and other body parts is leading to increased cases of poaching and trafficking.
  • The Global Tiger Initiative (GTI), a grouping of nations, international organisations, and conservation organisations committed to tiger conservation, organised the summit, which took place in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • The Tiger Range Countries (TRCs), or nations with wild tiger populations, gathered during this summit to discuss the worrying global drop in tiger numbers.
  • The 29th of July was chosen as International Tiger Day because it represents the halfway point between the first and last days of the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit and the ongoing international campaign to rescue tigers.

Significance
  • The world's largest and most recognisable big cats, tigers, are in grave danger, and International Tiger Day serves as a platform to raise awareness of this.
  • People from all walks of life come together to highlight the essential need for tiger conservation on this day because these gorgeous animals are facing grave dangers including habitat degradation, poaching, and illegal wildlife trafficking, which is putting them in danger of going extinct.
  • International Tiger Day aims to mobilise group efforts, foster public support, and promote sustainable initiatives to secure the future of these magnificent animals and preserve the biodiversity of our planet for future generations by bringing attention to the opportunities and challenges in tiger protection.
Source- Hindustan Times

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