Tiger Day is celebrated globally discuss the state of tigers and celebrate conservation efforts.[break]
Recent studies indicate that there are as few as 3,500 tigers left in the wild, of which only 1,000 are breeding females.
Nepal has 155 tigers and the government is targeting to double the number within 10 years.
The Tiger Conference held in Russia last year had pledged to double the world’s tiger population by 2022.
The primary aim of the conference was to raise money to save tigers’ living areas and protect them from poachers. In the last 10 years, over 1,000 animals have been killed in Asia alone.
Poachers kill tigers to sell their skins, bones and teeth.
Meanwhile, the National Tiger Conservation Committee led by the Prime Minister is holding its meeting in the afternoon on Friday, according to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.
Efforts in the conservation of tiger and future strategies will be discussed in the meeting.
Tigers face multiple threats. The poaching of the cats and their prey, combined with a striking loss of habitat, are the main reasons that led to the decline of their populations in the last decade.
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