International Tiger Day 2021 is additionally referred to as Global Tiger Day. As we know that the population of tiger across the globe dropped sharply since the beginning of the 20th century but the good news is that now their number is on the rise. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on 28 July released All India Tiger Estimation Report-2018 on the eve of Global Tiger Day and a poster on small wild cats of India.
He told that "India is home to nearly 70% of the tiger population and it leads the world". Further, he stated that apart from tigers, India is additionally home to 30 thousand elephants, 3000 single-horned Rhinos, and over 500 lions. He also noted that having constraints of physical resources the country sustains nearly 8% of the world's eco-diversity.
In 1973, Project Tiger was started in India which was a unique plan to save tigers on the planet. Since it formative years there were 9 tiger reserves but the Tiger Project coverage has increased to 50.
But according to WWF around 3,900 wild tigers are left in the world. Since the beginning of the 20th century, over 95% of the world's tiger population is lost. It is said that across Asia, the snaring crisis poses a grave threat to wild tigers.
We can't deny the fact that tigers are the largest species of the cat family and also one of the most iconic animals on the planet. About a century ago, there may have been over 100,000 tigers that roam on the planet.
A conservational goal which is so ambitious was set up by the government of the 13 range countries to double the number of wild tigers by 2022 in the next Chinese year of the tiger.
There is a famous quote "Where tigers thrive, it is a sign that the ecosystem is healthy".
International Tiger Day: History
International Tiger Day was established in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia to raise awareness about the decline of wild tiger numbers, leaving them in the brink of extinction and to encourage the work of Tiger conservation. In the Summit, a declaration was made that Governments of tiger populated countries had vowed to double the tiger population by 2020.
Several events every year are organised by animal organisations like WWF, IFAW, and the Smithsonian Institute.
International Tiger Day Quotes
“On the occasion of International Tiger Day, I am sending my warm wishes to you to remind you that we all have the responsibility of saving them.”
“Let us take inspiration from the strong and fearless tigers and let us make a promise to save them on International Tiger Day.”
“Warm wishes on International Tiger Day to you…. Without tigers, our food chain will never be the same, our lives will never be the same.”
“Tigers have a special place on the planet and in our lives and we must do all that we can to protect them…. A very Happy International Tiger Day.”
“International Tiger Day is a reminder that we must work together to save this heroic animal, to have him live happy in his natural habitat.”
