Data say that the number of tigers the world have now, is
the lowest of all time. The bright side of the study is that India is now home
to half of the tiger population now and comprises 1706 tigers in its jungles.
The total number of tigers now barely reaches 4000, which used to be 10,000 a
century ago without reservation, roaming free in the wild, data released by
World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature.
During the last century, the world has seen slaughtering,
poaching, killing and the circumstances of weather and lifestyle changes into
them, eliminating 97 percent of tigers. Also, between 2000 and 2014,
authorities seized around 1590 parts of tigers across Asia, killed for several
reasons, including medicinal purposes.
Reports are that among the nine species of tigers only six exist
now. The extinct three species are, Bali Tigers, Caspian Tigers and Javan
Tigers. The remaining species- Siberian Tigers, Bengal tigers, Indochinese
tigers, Malayan tigers, Sumatran tigers, South China tigers are struggling hard
to live.
The Bengal tigers’ population is largest in the Sunderbans,
the huge mangrove jungle, recently victim to several natural circumstances,
leading trouble to the tigers too. Human interference is coupled with natural calamities,
as both of the species are dependent on the jungle for their food and
livelihood. According to WWF, the daily conflict, could result into extinction
and wipe all the tigers in the next five years.
In 2010, July 29 was first celebrated as the International
Tiger Day in an international summit. The aim was to bring back the attention
that the world is not left with much of the members of the species. The
objective was set of this day to ‘protect and expand’ tigers with organizations
like WWF, IFAW and Smithsonian Institute join hands to raise awareness.
On the International Tiger Day, conservationists urged tourists
across the world not to click selfie with the captivated animals. Thailand's
Tiger Temple has seen the maximum obsession of it, which was recently closed
after ‘authorities found 40 dead tiger cubs in a freezer on-site.’
Organizations across the world have shared inspiring quotes
and slogans, arranged awareness programs and body painting events today.
Photography and collage exhibition are also made part of the initiative in
parts of India to mark the day, sources said.
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