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Project Tiger
Project Tiger
Project Tiger
About
Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation initiative in India that was launched in 1973.
The primary objective of Project Tiger is to ensure the survival and maintenance of the tiger
population in their natural habitats by creating dedicated Tiger Reserves.
Starting with only nine reserves covering 9,115 sq. km, the project marked a paradigm shift in
wildlife conservation efforts.
It was first launched at the Jim Corbett National Park.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change
providing central assistance to the tiger States for tiger conservation in designated tiger reserves.
It focuses on the conservation of big cats and ensures the preservation of their natural habitat as
tigers are at the top of the food chain.
Method of Tiger Census
The unreliable pug-mark method of the first tiger census in 1972 gave way to more accurate techniques
like the camera-trap method.
Tiger Reserve
In 1973, Project Tiger began with nine reserves covering 9,115 sq. km. By 2018, it had grown to 55
reserves in different states, totaling 78,135.956 sq. km or 2.38% of India’s land area.
Composition
The Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (Chairperson)
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests (Vice-Chairperson)
Three members of Parliament, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, and other
members.
It sets up a Tiger Protection Force and funds the relocation of villages from the protected areas.
It also provides statutory authority to Project Tiger.
The NTCA / Project Tiger conducts the country-level assessment of the status of the tiger, co-
predators, prey, and habitat, using the refined methodology, as approved by the Tiger Task Force.
Tiger Conservation in India |Environment UPSC | Endangered Species UPSC | LaunchPadIAS
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Related Links:
National Tiger Conservation Authority Wildlife Protection Act 1972