TIGER' s DAY - July 29th

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Created on the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit, the International Tiger Day, decided to be held every July 29th, has the goal to promotes awareness to protect tiger's natural habitats as well as other related conservation issues.

With wild tiger numbers as low as 3,200, direct, targeted poaching of tigers is the most immediate danger for the species today. However, a serious contributing factor to the plight of the tiger is the widespread decline of its forest larder – the deer, wild pigs and wild cattle.

One tiger needs to eat the equivalent of a medium size deer every week to survive and without adequate food, the tiger population declines very fast. Too many forests of Asia are classed as ‘empty forests” – the trees are there but the animals are gone. Anti-poaching efforts therefore must be targeted at protecting both the tiger and its prey. 

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