India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Bengaluru, July 29: International Tiger Day 2021 also known as World Tiger Day has been held on the 29th July every year since 2010 when it was first created at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit. The day is observed to mark the declining population of tigers across the globe.
Here are some of the interesting facts
There were eight tiger subspecies at one time: These subspecies are the Bengal tiger, South China tiger, Indochinese tiger, Sumatran tiger and Siberian tiger. The three subspecies of tiger that have become extinct are – the Caspian, Bali and Javan.
In less than 100 years ago: Hunting and habitat loss have put populations at risk, and today their range has been reduced to around 7% of its former size.
Bengal tiger: The Bengal Tiger has the lengthiest canine amongst various carnivorous animals. A canine in…