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2. Project Tiger - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Kailash Sankhala - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Saroj Raj Choudhury - Wikipedia

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   When Simlipal Tiger Reserve was established in 1972, Choudhury was made its founder field director and the head of Project Tiger [10] with his headquarters in Baripada. [11] 1974 was a landmark year in Choudhury's life when the Kharia tribals brought a female tiger cub found near the Khairi river. [12]

5. Tigers in India - Wikipedia

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   On 1 April 1973, [87] Government of India launched Project Tiger to ensure maintenance of a viable population of Tigers in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values, and to preserve for all times, areas of biological importance as a national heritage for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the people. [88]

6. Tiger conservation supported by latest photo book in ... - AOL

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   The tiger is the most endangered of all large cats, with an estimated population of just 5,500. Tiger conservation supported by latest photo book in acclaimed wildlife series Skip to main content

7. Jim Corbett National Park - Wikipedia

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   Jim Corbett National Park IUCN category II (national park) Bengal tiger in Corbett National Park Location in Uttarakhand Show map of Uttarakhand Jim Corbett National Park (India) Show map of India Location Nainital, Uttarakhand, India Nearest city Ramnagar, Kotdwar Coordinates 29°32′55″N 78°56′7″E  /  29.54861°N 78.93528°E  / 29.54861; 78.93528 Area 1,318 km 2 Max ...

8. Fateh Singh Rathore - Wikipedia

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   Fateh Singh Rathore (10 August 1938 – 1 March 2011) was an Indian tiger conservationist. Fateh Singh joined the Indian Forest Service in 1960 and was part of the first Project Tiger team. He was widely acknowledged as the tiger guru for his legendary knowledge of the big cat. [1] He worked over 50 years in wildlife conservation. [2]

9. Periyar National Park - Wikipedia

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   Entrance to the tiger reserve Periyar Lake. The first official action towards the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in Kerala was taken in 1934 by the Maharaja of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, by declaring the forests around Periyar lake as a private reserve to stop the encroachment of tea plantations.