Question:When is the International Tiger Day observed?
(a) 29 July
(b) 12 July
(c) 18 July
(d) 10 July
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- International Tiger Day is observed every year on 29th July.
- The objective 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.
- The theme/Slogan for the 2021 International Tiger Day celebration is “Their Survival is in our hands”.
- The day was founded in 2010 by the signing of the Saint Petersburg declaration by 13 tiger range countries in Russia.
- The governments of these tiger range countries had resolved to double tiger numbers across their global range by 2022.
Tiger Population in India:
- As of the fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018, India’s tiger population stands at 2967 which is 70 percent of the global tiger population.
- Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers at 526, followed by Karnataka at 524 and Uttarakhand with 442 tigers.
Links:
https://tigers.panda.org/news_and_stories/stories/the_world_celebrates_world_tiger_day/
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1641759