Global Tiger Day Celebrations Held At KBR National Park

Hyderabad, July 27 (Maxim): The Telangana State Forest Department in coordination with HyTiCoS and WWF – India, Hyderabad Office organized Global Tiger Day celebrations at KBR National Park today. The Global Tiger Day celebration was started in the year 2010 following a decision taken at a Tiger Summit held at Saint Petersburg in Russia. With each passing day, this celebration is gaining momentum.

Over 400 children from 14 schools participated in the activities organized in connection with Tiger Day. The activities included Wildlife Quiz and Nature based learning games, with special focus on Tiger conservation. Students from various schools performed skits to bring out message as to how Tigers were killed in large numbers in the last 100 years and how this is now reflecting in form of ecological imbalance resulting in climate change and loss of biodiversity. The children also brought out the message that, the Forest Department in collaboration with NGOs, Nature Lovers, Volunteers is focusing on conservation of the Tiger and its habitat as is existing today.

The Celebrations were attended by Andrew Fleming, the Dy. High Commissioner of Britain, P.K. Jha, the principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, P. Raghuveer, the VC & MD of TSFDC, R.Sobha, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (FCA), Munindra, the Addl. Principal. Chief Conservator of Forests (Admn.) and others.

Speaking on the occasion the Dy. High Commissioner Flemming brought out how the Tiger numbers in India which were 1411 in 2006 increased to 2226 in 2014. He also stated that India is home to around 70% of the World’s Tigers and appreciated the effort of Govt. of India and State Governments in protecting and conserving Tigers. Mr. Munindra appreciated the student community for coming forward in large numbers to join the movement for conservation of Tigers. Their role as budding citizens of the Country is very important to carry forward the task of ensuring a safe and healthy future for the Tigers in India and in the World. (Maxim News)