July 29 is celebrated across the world as International Tiger Day to raise awareness about the dwindling number of striped cats, who are on the brink of extinction, and to encourage tiger conservation. International Tiger Day was created in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia. In the summit, governments of tiger-populated countries vowed to double tiger population by 2022. Almost a decade has passed since then. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions on tigers, International Tiger Day and facts on the big cats.
Tiger population rising at 6% every year in India
Union Minister for Environment,