International Tiger Day國際老虎日

International Tiger Day is celebrated on 29th July of every year. The day is alsocalled Global Tiger Day. This day is celebrated every year to raise awareness1 fortiger conservation2.

The tiger is the largest big cat with its unique3 black and orange stripes4 andface. It is beautiful and people love it. This day is celebrated to protect the Tigerhabitats5 and to get support6 through raising awareness for tiger conservation.

It has been found over 97% of wild tigers had disappeared7 in the last century，with only around 3，000 left alive. The Northeast Tiger in China is the largest tiger ofall. It can weigh as much as 306 kilograms. Tigers used to live all over Asia， but thehabitats have been reduced by 90% so far. In 2022， the total number of Tigers inChina is about 7，116. It includes8 Northeast Tiger， Bengal Tiger， South China Tigerand Indochina Tiger. The number of Northeast Tiger in China is now only about 50.

The International Tiger Day was founded at the St. Petersburg TigerSummit9 in 2010. Many international organizations10 like the World Wide Fundfor Nature （WWF）， the International Fund for Animal Welfare （IFAW）， etc. takepart in the celebration. It is to keep the tigers’habitats and help the number ofthe animal grow.

To celebrate International Tiger Day， you can learn something about the animalas much as you can. Join some activities and give your support to the conservation ofthis world’s big cats. You can also share about this day on the Internet.

每年的7 月29 日是國際老虎日。這一天也被稱為全球老虎日。每年慶祝這一天是為了提高人們保護老虎的意識。

老虎是最大的大型貓科動物，有獨特的黑色和橙色相間的條紋和臉。它很美，人們喜歡它。慶祝這一天是為了保護老虎的棲息地，并通過提高人們保護老虎的意識來獲得對保護老虎的支持。

人們發現，在上個世紀，超過97%的野生老虎已經消失，只剩下大約3000只存活。中國的東北虎是所有老虎種類中最大的，可以重達306 公斤。老虎曾經生活在全亞洲，但是到目前為止其棲息地已經減少了90%。2022 年，中國的老虎總數約為7116 只，包括東北虎、孟加拉虎、華南虎、印度支那虎四種。中國的東北虎數量現在只有50 只左右。

國際老虎日于2010 年在圣彼得堡老虎峰會上創立。許多國際組織如世界自然基金會、國際動物福利基金會等都會參加慶祝活動。這是為了保護老虎的棲息地，促進老虎數量的增長。

為了慶祝國際老虎日，你可以盡可能多地了解這種動物。參加一些活動，為保護這種世界上大型貓科動物提供你的一份支持。你也可以在網上分享這一天的活動。

（英語原文選自：happydays365.org）