Write a brief note on “ Project Tiger "
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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.
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Project Tiger was launched in 1973. Imitally it was successful , as the tiger population went upto 4,002 in 1985 and 4,334 in 1989. But in 1993, the population of tiger had dropped to 3600. There are 27 tiger reserves in Inida covering an area of 37,761 sq km. Tiger conservation is also a means of preserving biotypes of sizeable magnitaude. Corbett National Park, Sunderbans National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Sariska wildlife sanctuary, Manas Tiger Reserve and Periyar Tiger Reserve are some of the tiger reserves of India.
The project tiger conservation programme was initiated in 1973 in the Corbett national park of Uttarakhand for the purpose of saving the Tiger population from extinction in India. The objective of this project was to ensure the survival and maintenance of the Tiger population in India. This is one of the success stories of wildlife conservation in the whole world. An estimated of the Tiger population in India at that turn of the century place the figure upto 40,000. Subsequently the first ever all India Tiger census was conducted in 1972 which revealed the existence of only 1827 tigers. The project of conservation of tiger population was launched by the government of India with the help of international Agencies like World Wildlife Fund etc. Nine Tiger Reserves in 9 state with the total area of 13,017 km² were set aside with a Tiger population of about 300.
The main achievements of this project are excellent recovery of the habitat and consequent areas from a mere 268 in 9 reserves in 1972 to 2,226 in 27 reserves in 2015. Out of the total area an area of 4,9 36 km² is set apart as a core zone free from all human interference. Cattle grazing in this area has been stopped and many villages have been moved out.