Today is International Tiger Day; Happy International Tiger Day!
Tigers are majestic, wonderful and magical big cats. International Tiger Day is a great way to celebrate and appreciate these amazing animals.
Tigers are like no other animal in the world today. Tigers have gorgeous orange and black stripes on their fur, with some white fur around their cute face.
An Interesting Fact About Tigers
One thing that people may miss about tigers is the design of their ears.
If you look at the back of tigers ears, you will find that the back of their ears looks like eyes. This design on the tigers ears could be a way to protect tigers from being attacked by others.
How Many Tigers Are There Today?
Protecting tigers is essential in today's modern world, as tigers are an endangered species today.
As an endangered species, the population of the tiger is extremely low. The WWF estimates that the tiger population is only around 3,900 cats in the wild - something which puts these big cats at serious risk of becoming extinct if they and their habitats are not protected.
The Good News About Tigers
Although the tiger population is very low today, there is good news - the tiger population has been increasing.
In 2010, the IUCN estimated that there were just 3,200 tigers in the wild. Their population has increased since then. Today it is estimated that the tiger population is 3,890 tigers in the wild today.
The tiger population increasing is good news. It shows that protecting these beautiful big cats is working. It shows that conservation efforts to save tigers are also working. The increase in the tiger population offers hope for the future of these majestic cats.
The Future Of Tigers
There is room to be optimistic about the future of tigers, as governments and wildlife conservation groups are working to save this big cat.
There is also a global effort by WWF called 'Tomorrow's Tigers' to increase the tiger population in the wild by 2022. WWF's Tomorrow's Tigers aim to increase the tiger population, stop the decline of tigers, and raise awareness and funds for tigers.
Projects like this give hope that tigers will survive in the future.
How Many Species Of Tigers Are There?
While there is still hope for tigers to survive in the future, we should not be complacent about the threat they face: as there are several tiger subspecies that have already gone extinct.
The most recent subspecies of tigers that have gone extinct are 1) the Javan tiger, 2) the Bali tiger, and 3) the Caspian tiger.
Bali Tiger
The Bali tiger became extinct during the early 20th century.
Javan Tiger
The Javan tiger was declared extinct during the 1970s.
Caspian Tiger
The Caspian tiger was also declared extinct during the 1970s.
These three species of tigers show there is a real threat of extinction for the tiger (and other animals) in the future.
What Is International World Tiger Day?
International World Tiger Day is a day to raise awareness about the threats that tigers face today.
Tigers sadly face many different threats in the wild. Some of the main threats that tigers face in the wild are the destruction of their habitats and being poached and hunted. To save tigers, we must save their habitats and stop them from being hunted too.
International Tiger Day is also a great day to celebrate tigers. Tigers are majestic, intelligent and beautiful animals. The big cats are found in Asia in the wild today. Most of the tigers which are found in the wild today are found in India. There are also several different other countries where tigers are found in the wild. These other countries include Indonesia and China.
There are also several different subspecies of tigers that exist in the wild today.
These subspecies of tigers are:
. The Bengal Tiger
. The Amur Tiger
. The Malayan Tiger
. The Indochinese Tiger
. The Sumatran Tiger (Also known as, The Sunda Tiger)
Most of these species of tigers have a very low population today. The Bengal tiger makes up the vast majority of the tigers that are found in the world today. All of these tigers deserve to have a place in this world alongside us: they deserve to have a future. The earth is the home of tigers too. They are beautiful animals and the world wouldn't be the same without these majestic big cats.
Happy International Tiger Day!
International Tiger Day is celebrated on the 29th of July each year.
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