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Download Solution PDFA scheme by the Government of India to maintain a viable population of tigers in India since 1973 is:
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Project Tiger.
Key Points
- Project Tiger was started in 1973 with 9 tiger reserves to conserve our national animal, the tiger.
- Tiger sanctuaries have been set up on a core/buffer strategy. Core areas have the legal status of a national park or sanctuary, while buffer or peripheral areas are a mixture of forest and non-forest land, managed as multi-use areas.
- It is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change that provides central assistance to tiger states for tiger conservation in designated tiger reserves.
- The process of estimating the number of tigers in a given area is called 'Tiger Census'.
- Every 4 years the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) conducts a tiger census across India.
Additional Information
Some of the Tiger Reserves are:
| Name of Tiger Reserve | State |
| Namdapha | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Kamlang Tiger Reserve | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Pakke | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Manas | Assam |
| Nameri | Assam |
| Orang Tiger Reserve | Assam |
| Kaziranga | Assam |
| Valmiki | Bihar |
| Udanti-Sitanadi | Chattisgarh |
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