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Answered by sivaarun

Project Tiger is a conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction, and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of animals across the tiger's distribution in the country. The project's task force visualized these tiger reserves as breeding nuclei, from which surplus animals would migrate to adjacent forests. The Funds and commitment were mastered to support the intensive program of habitat protection and rehabilitation under the project.[1] The government has set up a Tiger Protection Force to combat poachers and funded relocation of villagers to minimize human-tiger conflicts.it has been supported by various organizations

During the tiger census of 2006, a new methodology was used extrapolating site-specific densities of tigers, their co-predators and prey derived from camera trap and sign surveys using GIS. Based on the result of these surveys, the total tiger population has been estimated at 1,411 individuals ranging from 1,165 to 1,657 adult and sub-adult tigers of more than 1.5 years of age.[2] Owing to the project, the number of tigers has improved to 2,226 as per the latest census report released on January 20, 2015.[3]

Answered by Roshan4tech

Indian Project tiger:

Indian project tiger is actually a conservation programme started by Indian government on 1 April 1973. The main motive of this project was to control the tiger decreasing number. As the no. of tigers in India are decreasing day by day, Government of India started this programme. Tigers are very important and unique animals and there number in India was decreasing day by day, and chances was tiger can became extinct from India, by considering this all points, Indian government started this project.

This project was launched in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttrakhand under the leadership of prime minister Indira Gandhi. There are around 50 national parks and scanturies involved in this project. Due to this project, the number of tigers have became 5000 from 1200 in 40 years; Thanks to this project.

Project Started in - 1973

Project launched during the tenure of - Indira Gandhi

Main organisation for tiger reserve: National Tiger conservation authority

No. of tiger reserves in India - 50

Motive - Saving tigers and protecting them from extinction