Question

What is ‘Project Tiger’? What was the aim of these projects?

Answer 1

Answer:

Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in April 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure. Kailash Sankhala was the first director of Project Tiger.

The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats, protecting them from extinction, and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of ecosystems across the distribution of tigers in the country. The project's task force visualized these tiger reserves as breeding nuclei, from which surplus animals would migrate to adjacent forests. Funds and commitment were mastered to support the intensive program of habitat protection and rehabilitation under the project.The government has set up a Tiger Protection Force to combat poachers and funded relocation of villagers to minimize human-tiger conflicts

Answer 2

Project Tiger

Explanation:

The Government of India launched a conservation programme to protect the Bengal Tigers from extinction. This programme was called Project Tiger and it was launched by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in April 1973. This project aimed at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage across the distribution of tigers in the country. The government had set up a Tiger Protection Force to combat poachers and funded relocation of villagers in order to minimize the conflicts between humans and tigers.