Conservation Units: Project Tiger
The body administrating is National Tiger Conservation Authority and there are 8 Conservation units:
- Sundarbans Conservation Unit
- Northeast Conservation Unit
- Western Ghats Conservation Unit
- Shivalik-Terai Conservation Unit
- Eastern Ghats Conservation Unit
- Sariska Conservation Unit
- Central India Conservation Unit
- Kaziranga Conservation Unit
Significant changes have been brought for the tiger population through Project Tiger. About 30 percent growth in the Tiger population could be seen from 2010-2014 in India.
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