Learn about the government's initiative to conserve the Royal Bengal Tiger population in India since 1973. Find out the latest tiger census data, the core-buffer strategy, and the popular tiger safari parks in different states. Launched in 1973, Project Tiger introduced India’s Tiger Reserves – which have since rapidly ascended in status. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife (Protection) Act (WLPA) and introduced new spatial fixtures within notified forests, called ‘National Parks’. Project Tiger is a landmark conservation initiative in India aimed at safeguarding the country’s dwindling population of tigers. Project Tiger’s initiative has played a crucial role in preserving the natural habitats of tigers and ensuring their long-term survival in the wild. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation, as per powers and functions assigned to it under the said Act. NTCA has been fulfilling its mandate within the ambit of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for strengthening tiger conservation in the country by retaining an ...
