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What is the name of project undertaken by the Indian Government to conserve tigers when their population dwindled to very low numbers?
Wildlife Conservation Project
Animal Protection
Project Tiger
Predator Project
Project Tiger
Project Tiger is a centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Government of India in 1973 to ensure the survival and maintenance of the tiger population in their natural habitats. It was initiated to address the alarming decline in tiger numbers across the country through the establishment of dedicated tiger reserves.
Project Tiger is a centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Government of India in 1973 to ensure the survival and maintenance of the tiger population in their natural habitats. It was initiated to address the alarming decline in tiger numbers across the country through the establishment of dedicated tiger reserves.
The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 serves as the primary legislative framework for this project, providing the legal basis for the designation of core and buffer zones within tiger reserves.
Project Tiger was launched on April 1, 1973, at the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is the statutory body established under the Wildlife Protection Act to oversee the project.
India is home to approximately 75 percent of the world's wild tiger population as per recent assessments.
The 50th anniversary of Project Tiger was commemorated in 2023 under the theme 'Amrit Kaal Ka Tiger'.
India currently has 55 notified tiger reserves, with Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh being one of the most recently added.
Option A, B, and D are generic terms and do not represent any official government conservation mission launched in 1973 for tiger protection.
C is correct тАФ Project Tiger is the dedicated government initiative started in 1973 to conserve the national animal of India.
Link this with the 'International Big Cats Alliance' (IBCA) recently launched by India to promote the conservation of seven major big cats, a recurring current affairs topic in UPSC and state PCS exams.