The International Tiger Day is observed on July 29 every year to raise awareness for tiger conservation. International Tiger Day was established in 2010 at the International Tiger Forum in Russia aims to raise awareness of the importance of tiger conservation.
Shocking Facts
- Tigers lost 93% of their natural habitat due to the expansion of cities and agriculture by humans
- One of the world’s largest tiger populations is found in the Sundarbans—a large mangrove forest area shared by India and Bangladesh on the northern coast of the Indian Ocean.
- According to a WWF study, without mitigation efforts, projected sea level rise—nearly a foot by 2070—could destroy nearly the entire Sundarbans tiger habitat.
- Bengal Tiger is is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh.
- The Indian tiger population at the turn of the 20th century was estimated at 20,000 to 40,000 individuals. Now it is 2226
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