The lion may be the king of the jungle, but it's the tiger that holds
mystique and charisma. International Tiger Day is held annually on July 29 to
give worldwide attention to the awareness for tiger conservation. It is both an
awareness day and a celebration day. It was founded at the Saint Petersburg
Tiger Summit in 2010. This was done because at that moment wild tigers were too
close to extinction. The goal of Global Tiger Day is to promote the protection
and expansion of the wide tiger habitats and to gain support through awareness
for tiger conservation. The goal of the day is to promote a
global system for protecting the natural habitats of tigers and to raise public
awareness and support for tiger conservation issues. The survival of
these majestic beasts is in danger. Tigers are the biggest in the cat
family. Today, there are only 3,200 tigers
living in the world globally; and very recently it was announced that there are only 100 tigers left
in Bangladesh's largest
mangrove forest. People and tigers are competing for space. The conflict
threatens the world’s remaining wild tigers and poses a major problem for
communities living in or near tiger forests. As forests shrink and prey gets
scarce, tigers are forced to hunt domestic livestock, which many local
communities depend on for their livelihood. The number of tigers is dwindling
by the day and if we do not put in effort to save them, the coming generations
would only know them through pictures and descriptions.
