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International Tiger Day || By – Lavica Mittal || LIVE IMAGE |
International tiger day is an annual
celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation. It is celebrated on 29th July
every year. International tiger day has
been initiated in 2010 by Saint Petersburg tiger summit in Russia. The aim 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.
- Government of
India and national tiger conservation authority (NTCA) has also carried out an conomic valuation of tigers.
- The annual day is
slogan “Their survival is in our hands.”
slogan “Their survival is in our hands.”
- From ancient
days, tiger is the symbol of beauty, bravery and strength and sometimes
mythical stories associated with it.
- In fact, tiger is
still part of many national symbols and flags.
It is our national animal.
- Tiger is the
biggest cat species with black stripes on beautiful orange fur on their body.
- The main reason
for loss of tigers is expansion of cities and agriculture by humans.
- Tigers are
vulnerable to extinction due to humans bad activities (inhuman) and climatic
changes.
- The positive side
is that the lot of animal welfare organization have come forward to join hands
in raising funds to reach this goal.
- We often seen
that the tiger skins are used in home décor. Bones of tigers are used for
medicines and tonics. So, we need to
work hard to put an end to poaching and the illegal trade of tiger parts.
Prime
minister Narendra Modi on international tiger day said that “ The story that
started with ektha tiger and then continued with tiger zindahai, should not
stop there.
the parts of our planets, natural heritage and they also have a great cultural
and historical significance. We can’t
ignore that tigers not only protect the forest by maintaining ecological
integrity but also they bring highest level of protection and investment to an
area. No doubt they are also crucial for the ecosystems in which they
live. Therefore, we call them as
umbrella species. That is their
conservation also conserve many other species in the same area.
So, Protect and conserve tigers!!!
Raising
awareness is very important. We should
aware the family members, friends, relatives of these different threats that
tigers face. There will be a lot of
videos, geographical channel, social activities is going around that you can
share with others.
Very informative.. keep it up