Monday, August 15, 2011

Project Tiger


  • It was launched on April 1, 1973 to ensure maintenance of viable population of the tigers in India.
  • There are 29 tiger reserves in the country:
Tiger ReserveState
BandipurKarnataka
CorbettUttarakhand
KanhaMadhya Pradesh
ManasAsom
MelghatMaharashtra
PalamauJharkhand
RanthambhoreRajasthan
SimilipalOrissa
SunderbansWest Bengal
PeriyarKerala
SariskaRajasthan
BuxaWest Bengal
IndravatiChattisgarh
NagariunsagarAndhra Pradesh
NamdaphaArunachal Pradesh
DudhwaUttar Pradesh
Kalakad-MundanthuraiTamil Nadu
ValmikiBihar
PencilMadhya Pradesh
Tadoba-AndhariMaharashtra
BandhavgarhMadhya Pradesh
PannaMadhya Pradesh
DamphaMizoram
BhadraKarnataka
PenchMaharashtra
Pakhui-NameriArunachal Pradesh-Asom
Bori, Satpura, PachmariMadhya Pradesh
NagarholeKarnataka
KatarniaghatUttar Pradesh
NameriAsom
KazirangaAsom
Note :
  • Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve in AP is the largest, while Pench in Maharashtra is the smallest. Bandipur in Karnataka was the first (1973-74), while Kaziranga is the latest (2006).

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