International Tiger Day 2020: the day is marked to protect tigers and their natural habitats
World Tiger Day 2020: The impressive tiger is one of the most iconic animals on the planet. The population of tigers across the world has fallen sharply since the turn of the 20th century, but now, for the first time in conservation history, their numbers are on the rise. Good news for India, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that the country “has 70 percent of the world‘s tiger population,” after releasing a report on the tiger census ahead of the Day. International Tiger Festival on July 29.
World Tiger Day, also known as International Tiger Day, is an annual event designed to raise awareness about tiger conservation. It is observed every year on July 29. It was launched in 2010 at the St. Petersburg Tiger Summit, with the aim of promoting a global system for protecting tiger natural habitats and raising awareness of why tiger conservation should be supported.
International Tiger Day and Indian History
- The tiger population in the country increased from 1,400 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2019.
- Madhya Pradesh has a maximum number of tigers at 526.
- Karnataka has 524 and Uttarakhand has 442 tigers.
- The Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand has the largest number of 231 big cats in the country
- The Nagarhole and Bandipore reserves in Karnataka have 127 and 126 tigers.
- Three are no longer tigers in the reserves of Dampa of Mizoram, Buxa in West Bengal and Palamau of Jharkhand.
Some reserves like Similipal in Odisha, Amrabad and Kawal in Telangana, Nagarjunsagar in Andhra Pradesh, Palamau in Jharkhand, Nameri and Manas in Assam, Buxa in West Bengal require resources and targeted management, according to the report published by the government.
