Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jul 29:

Remember Save the Tiger project that aimed at conservation of the tigers and save them from extinction and the uproar when the tiger population kept on dwindling despite efforts from across the globe? However, the good news is that according to tiger census global count has increased by 22 percent. India has also put in humongous efforts in protecting the population of the big cat.

To mark the International Tiger Day, Odisha Sun Times brings you a visual dose of facts and figures:

1. Country with largest population of tigers

2. India numbers

3. Odisha numbers

4. Variety of tiger population in Odisha

5. Events at Nandankanan

6. Future plans of Nandankanan

Furthermore:

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik did not forget to celebrate this day with a 10-feet long sand sculpture that took him three hours to carve, that read "Save Us" on Puri beach in Odisha.