In Pics | International Tiger Day: Here's all you need to know

July 29 is celebrated as International Tiger Day across the world. The first such day was celebrated in 2010. (Image: Reuters)

The day is meant to celebrate the "big cat" and raise awareness about the endangered species. (Image: Reuters)

International Tiger Day was first founded at the International Tiger Summit in St Petersburg, Russia. (Image: Reuters)

It was decided, at the summit, to double the population of tigers in the wild by 2022. (Image: PTI)

While releasing the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the population of tigers in India has increased from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018, a rise of 33 percent. He added that India has completed the target set by the 2010 summit four years early. (Image: Reuters)