Did you know today is International Tiger Day?
International Tiger Day is an annual event and is both an awareness day as a celebration. It was founded at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010. This was done because at that moment wild tigers were too close to extinction. Many animal welfare organisations pledged to help these wonderful creatures and are still helping to raise funds to reach this goal. The goal of Tiger Day is to promote the protection and expansion of the wild tigers habitats and to gain support through awareness for tiger conservation.
We have lost 97% of our Wild Tigers in just 100 years! Instead of 100,000, as few as 3000 live in the wild today, last year it was 3200! The figures show that in just 1 year, we have lost 200 Wild Tigers. It's horrifying to think that if we carry on at that rate, we will loose these beautiful creatures in just 1 year!
It's so important that we make an effort to conserve these animals. We must change our attitude towards animals and understand that they have a right to live too. Our actions and behaviour has an impact on them.
It's not about donations but raising awareness. If we all share a picture or a post about International Tiger Day then we can make a difference. By sharing a post, you could be informing and educating someone who perhaps didn't realise just how critically endangered these animals are.
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