International Tiger Day

By Our Special Correspondent

Global Tiger Day is celebrated every year on July 29 to raise awareness about this magnificent but endangered big cat. The day was established in 2010 by 13 tiger range countries to come together to create Tx2 – a global goal of doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022.

2016 marks the halfway point of this ambitious goal and this year will be one of the most united and exciting Global Tiger Days yet. WWF offices, organizations, celebrities, government officials, families, friends and individuals from around the world came together to support the #ThumbsUpForTigers campaign – showing tiger range countries that there is global support for tiger conservation efforts and the Tx2 goal.

Check out the countries below for some Global Tiger Day highlights around the world.

This Global Tiger Day, the results of a tiger monitoring study conducted in Bardia National Park in Nepal's Terai Arc landscape have been released - showing an increase in tiger numbers.

To mark the day, in Kathmandu, the government organized a panel discussion with WWF Nepal, the National Trust for Nature Conservation and the Zoological Society of London focusing on the scientific, social and economic rationale behind saving tigers and the need to tackle wildlife crime.

The panel included representatives from the local community, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, tourism and infrastructure development sectors and the government.