Global Tiger Day

Context:

• Union Environment Minister releases detailed report of Tiger Census on the eve of Global Tiger Day.

Details of the Tiger Census:

• Showed the population of tigers in the country had increased from 2226 in 2014 to 2967 in 2018 (an increase of 33%).
• The census is carried out by Wildlife Institute of India (WII – funded by MoEF) and NTCA.
• India conducts a survey of the tiger population every four years.
• Home to 70% of world’s tigers.
• No of tigers: Madhya Pradesh > Karnataka >Maharastra
• Maximum number of tigers in the country is the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand.
• Chhattisgarh and Mizoram saw a decline in tiger population.
• No Tigers: Buxa, Dampa and Palamau, which are tiger reserves.

Global Tiger Day:

• Observed on July 29th every year.
• Celebrated for the first time in 2010 at the St. Petersburg Tiger Summit held in Russia.

Reference: https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/environment-minister-prakash-javadekar-releases-tiger-census-report-on-eve-of-international-tiger-day/628314#:~:text=Delhi%3A%20Union%20Environment%20Minister%20Prakash,International%20Tiger%20Day%20on%20Wednesday.&text=The%20record%20recognises%20India's%20efforts,camera%2Dtrap%20survey%20of%20wildlife.