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 Reserve	State
Bandipur	Karnataka
Corbett	Uttarakhand
Kanha	Madhya Pradesh
Manas	Asom
Melghat	Maharashtra
Palamau	Jharkhand
Ranthambhore	Rajasthan
Similipal	Orissa
Sunderbans	West Bengal
Periyar	Kerala
Sariska	Rajasthan
Buxa	West Bengal
Indravati	Chattisgarh
Nagariunsagar	Andhra Pradesh
Namdapha	Arunachal Pradesh
Dudhwa	Uttar Pradesh
Kalakad-Mundanthurai	Tamil Nadu
Valmiki	Bihar
Pencil	Madhya Pradesh
Tadoba-Andhari	Maharashtra
Bandhavgarh	Madhya Pradesh
Panna	Madhya Pradesh
Dampha	Mizoram
Bhadra	Karnataka
Pench	Maharashtra
Pakhui-Nameri	Arunachal Pradesh-Asom
Bori, Satpura, Pachmari	Madhya Pradesh
Nagarhole	Karnataka
Katarniaghat	Uttar Pradesh
Nameri	Asom
Kaziranga	Asom

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).