Greenpeace UK
Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

In Pictures: It’s International Tiger Day on the 29th!

Every year on the 29th July the tigers have their special day which raises awareness about the threats these magnificent creatures face. With only under 4000 tigers left in the wild the need to protect them is obvious. Celebrate their special day with our archive pictures taken in Sumatra and India. In support of the 400 surviving Sumatran tigers in the wild artist David Bailey created 400 bronze tiger models which were on display at Fortnum’s storefront in Piccadilly and can be purchased with every penny going to us to support our efforts to protect the tigers’ habitat from deforestation.

A semi-wild Sumatran Tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) is seen at the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation rescue centre, which is part of the South Bukit Barisan National Park.
A semi-wild Sumatran Tiger
A semi-wild Sumatran Tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) is seen at the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation rescue centre, which is part of the South Bukit Barisan National Park.
A semi-wild Sumatran Tiger
A Greenpeace activist measures a tiger’s foot print inside Tesso Nilo National Park. Greenpeace’s ‘Tiger’s Eye Tour’ was launched to bear witness to the real condition of Indonesia’s forests, (left) and Greenpeace activists and the tiger mascot travel in the Delhi Metro after handing over petitions from 112,000 people from across the country to the coal minister, Shri Prakash Jaiswal in 2011.
David Bailey’s 400 bronze tigers that can be purchased in support for the 400 Sumatran Tigers that are left in the wild.
Tigers in Tadoba reserve, India
Tigers in Tadboa reserve India

Angela Glienicke Picture Editor at Greenpeace UK

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