πΏ International Tiger Day
Where: Forests of central India (Bengal tiger)
π On This Day: July 29
July 29: International Tiger Day. 29 July is International Tiger Day, a day to protect tigers. It began in 2010 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, when 13 countries where tigers live promised to double the number of wild tigers. Today, India is home to more wild tigers than any other country.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1836 ποΈ The Arc de Triomphe in Paris was officially opened in 1836, 30 years after work began, and twelve wide avenues now spread out from it like a star. Arc de Triomphe β
- 1851 π Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis discovered the asteroid 15 Eunomia in 1851, one of the biggest rocky asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
- 1907 π¨ Robert Baden-Powell began setting up a camp on Brownsea Island in England in 1907, and it is remembered as the start of the Scouting movement.
π§ Question of the day
What did 13 countries promise in 2010?
- To double the number of wild tigers
- To hold a tiger drawing contest
- To move all tigers into zoos
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Answer: To double the number of wild tigers
πΎ World day: International Tiger Day
It was set at the 2010 Tiger Summit in St Petersburg, Russia. Every tiger's stripes are unique, like fingerprints.
Questions
What happened on July 29?
July 29: International Tiger Day. It happened in Forests of central India (Bengal tiger).
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