Project Tiger
Project Tiger :
- Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in April 1973 by the Government of India.
- The project aims at ensuring a viable population of the Bengal tiger in its natural habitats, protecting it from extinction, and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage.
- The monitoring system M-STRIPES was developed to assist patrol and protect tiger habitats.
- There are 53 tiger reserves in India.
- Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh will be the 53rd tiger reserve in India.
- Project Tiger was administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
- The various tiger reserves were created in the country based on the ‘core-buffer’ strategy:
Bengal Tiger distribution and its protection status :
- In present times it is inhabited in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and southwestern China.
Protection status :
- IUCN conservation status : Endangered
- Wildlife protection act,1972 : schedule-I.
Syllabus: Prelims
