10 Earliest Established Tiger Reserves in India
|
Tiger Reserves |
State |
Year of Establishment |
|---|---|---|
|
Corbett Tiger Reserve |
Uttarakhand |
1973 |
|
Bandipur Tiger Reserve |
Karnataka |
1973 |
|
Kanha Tiger Reserve |
Madhya Pradesh |
1973 |
|
Manas Tiger Reserve |
Assam |
1973 |
|
Suderbans Tiger Reserve |
West Bengal |
1973 |
|
Melghat Tiger Reserve |
Maharashtra |
1973 |
|
Rathambore Tiger Reserve |
Rajasthan |
1973 |
|
Palamau Tiger Reserve |
Jharkhand |
1973 |
|
Similipal Tiger Reserve |
Odisha |
1973 |
|
Periyar Tiger Reserve |
Kerela |
1978 |
Project Tiger in India
Project Tiger: The Government of India launched on 1 April 1973, Project Tiger under the Indira Gandhi government from the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. In the Initial years, there were only 9 tiger reserves and now it is 47 such reserves located in 18 tiger range states in India. The main motive was saving the tigers which were declining steadily. This project is part of the larger topic of Forest and Wildlife Resources, which aims to conserve and preserve the biodiversity and ecosystem of India.
Table of Content
- Background
- Aim of Project Tiger
- Conservation Units: Project Tiger
- Tiger Reserves in India
- 10 Earliest Established Tiger Reserves in India
- National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
- What is the need for Conserving Tigers?
- Tiger Census in India
- Tiger Census 2022
Project Tiger