Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation movement initiated in India to protect the endangered tiger. The project was initiated in 1973 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India. As of December 2024, there are 57 protected areas that have been designated as tiger reserves under the project. As of 2023 ...
In 1971, Sankhala conducted a survey of the tiger population in India. [5] His research later lead him to become the first director of Project Tiger in 1973. [6] Sankhala created the Tiger Trust in 1989. [7] Sankhala's son, Pradeep Sankhala, took over the charge of the Tiger Trust after his father's death.
In 1981, Panwar was transferred to Delhi, as the head of Project Tiger, a project conceptualised in 1973, for the protection of tiger population in India. He worked for 4 years on the project, till 1985, during which time, the project brought seven additional reserves under its umbrella. The population of tigers in India rose from 1900 to 3000. [4]
Tiger reserves were set up as a part of Project Tiger initiated in 1973 and are administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority of Government of India. Tiger reserves consist of a core area which includes part(s) of protected areas such as a national park or a wildlife sanctuary and a buffer zone which is a mix of forested and non ...
It is one of four Project Tiger sites in Chhattisgarh, along with Udanti-sitanadi, and is home to one of the last remaining populations of the endangered wild water buffalo. With a total area of approximately 2799.08 km 2 , Indravati attained the status of a national park in 1981 and a tiger reserve in 1983, becoming one of the most famous ...
Upgrade to a faster, more secure version of a supported browser. It's free and it only takes a few moments:
Saroj Raj Choudhury was an Indian environmentalist, wildlife conservationist, writer [1] and the first Forest Conservator under the Government of Odisha. [2] He was also the founder director of the Simlipal National Park, in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. [3]
In August 2003, Project Gutenberg created a CD containing approximately 600 of the "best" e-books from the collection. The CD is available for download as an ISO image. When users are unable to download the CD, they can request to have a copy sent to them, free of charge. In December 2003, a DVD was created containing nearly 10,000 items. At ...