INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY

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On the occasion of International Tiger Day (29th July), Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated all those people working to protect the Tiger.
- PM also said that innovative measures need to be taken to involve local communities to ensure tiger protection.
International Tiger Day is annually celebrated on July 29 to raise awareness for tiger conservation.
- It was initiated in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia.
- The goal is to promote a global system for protecting the natural habitats of tigers and to raise public awareness and support for tiger conservation issues.

Tiger

Tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species.
It is an apex predator.
Tiger cubs stay with their mother for about two years and then become independent, leaving their mother's home range to establish their own.
Since the early 20th century, tiger populations have declined by at least 93%.
- Major reasons for population decline are habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation and poaching.
- Tigers are also victims of human-wildlife conflict, particularly in range countries with a high human population density.
Today, the tiger's range is fragmented, stretching from Siberian temperate forests to subtropical and tropical forests on the Indian subcontinent, Indo-china and Sumatra.
The tiger is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
The tiger is the national animal of India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and South Korea.
As of 2019, India’s Tiger population stands at a total of 2967 which is 70% of the global tiger population.
- India successfully fulfilled its target of doubling tiger numbers, made at St. Petersburg in 2010, much before the target year of 2022.
The Indian states with the Tiger population:
- Madhya Pradesh – 526
- Karnataka – 524
- Uttrakhand – 442
- Maharashtra – 312