GLOBAL TIGER DAY 2022

July 30, 2022

Union Minister of Environment attended the Global Tiger Day 2022 Celebrations held at Chandrapur Forest Academy, Maharashtra. He visited Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), Maharashtra and appreciated the diversity of the landscape.

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  • He said that the Government of India has demonstrated its commitment to tiger conservation by increasing number of tiger reserves from initial nine in 1973 to the current 52, the latest being Ramgarh Vishdhari in Rajasthan.
  • The declaration to celebrate Global Tiger Day was taken on 29th July 2010 at St Petersberg in order to bring all tiger range countries together for increased thrust on tiger conservation.
Source : The Hindu

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