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International (Global) Tiger Day is observed every year on 29 July to raise awareness about tiger conservation and habitat protection.
India is home to more than 70% of the world's wild tigers, with a population of 3,682 as per the latest All India Tiger Estimation (2022).
India now has 58 notified tiger reserves managed under Project Tiger and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
The 2026 theme places Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at the heart of tiger protection.
The day originated at the 2010 St. Petersburg Tiger Summit, where 13 tiger-range nations pledged to double wild tiger numbers.
Ensure a viable population of tigers in their natural habitat and preserve areas of biological importance
Key: Launched in 1973; provides central funding and a network of tiger reserves
Statutory body providing oversight and standards for tiger reserve management
Key: Constituted under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972; conducts the periodic All India Tiger Estimation
GS Paper III > Environment & Biodiversity > Conservation
General Awareness > Important Days & Environment
A species whose conservation indirectly protects many other species sharing its habitat
The 2010 goal to double the global wild tiger population by 2022