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PRESENTATION ON
PROJECT
TIGER
DESCRIPTION OF A TIGER
LENGTH- 4.6-12.2FT
WEIGHT-220-675POUNDS
COLOUR AND MARKINGS:ORANGE WITH WHITE BELLY
AND BLACK STRIPES
SHAPE: OVAL BODY THAT IS LOW TO THE GROUND
PROJECT TIGER IS A WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION MOVEMENT
INITIATED IN INDIA IN 1973 TO
PROTECT TIGER,IT HAS BEEN
ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL
COSERVATION VENTURES IN
RECENT TIMES.
THE PROJECT AIMS AT THE TIGER
CONSERVATION ESPECIALLY IN
‘TIGER RESERVES’ WHICH ARE
REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS
BIO GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
FALLING WITHIN INDIA.
THE PROJECT AIMS AT
STABLIZING THE POPULATION OF
THE TIGER IN THE COUNTRY.
PROJECT TIGER
GOALS AND
OBJECTIVESTHE PROJECT TIGER WAS MEANT TO
INDENTIFY THE LIMITING FACTORS AND
TO MITIGATE THEM USING SUITABLE
MANAGEMENT.
THE DAMAGES DONE TO THE HABITAT
WERE TO BE RECTIFIED SO AS TO
FACILITATETHE RECOVERY OF THE
ECOSYSTEM TO THE MAXIMUM
POSSIBLE EXTENT.
IT STRIVES TO MAINTIAN A VIABLE
TIGER POPULATIONIN THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT.
WORK DONE
IN 2008 THERE WRE MORE THAN 40
PROJECT TIGER RESERVES COVERING
AN AREA OF 37,761 sq km.
PROJECT TIGER HELPED TO INCREASE
THE POPULATION OF THESE TIGERS
FROM 1,200 IN THE 1970s TO 3,500 IN
1990s.
HOWEVER A SERVEY DONE IN 2008
SHOWED THAT THE POPULATION OF
TIGERS HAVE DROPPPED TO 1,411.
HABITATS BEING COVERED
The potential tiger habitats being covered are:
•Sivalik– Terai Conservation Unit
(UTTRANCHAL, UP, BIHAR & WEST
BANGAL) & NEPAL
•North east Conservation Unit
•SUNDABENS Conservation Unit
•Central Indian Conservation Unit
•Eastern Ghat Conservation Unit
•Western GHAT Conservation Units
TECHNOLOGY USED
'Tiger Atlas of India' and a 'Tiger Habitat and
Population Evaluation System' for the country
is being developed using state-of-the-art
technology.
This involves:-
•Mapping, data acquisition and
GIS modeling
•Field data collection and
validation
•Data Maintenance,
dissemination and use
ORGANIZATION
•Project Tiger is administered by the
NATIONAL TIGER
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
•The overall administration of the project
is monitored by a Steering Committee.
•A Field Director is appointed for each
reserve, who is assisted by the field and
technical personnel. At the centre, a full-
fledged Director of the project
coordinates the work for the country
CURRENT STATUS OF TIGER IN INDIA
•India holds over half the world's tiger
population.
•According to the latest tiger census
report released on March 28, 2011 by
the National Tiger Conservation
Authority, the current tiger population
estimated is 1,706 (i.e. ranging
between a minimum of 1,571 to a
maximum of 1,875).
•The results include figures from 17
Indian states with a tiger population
GRADING THE TIGER
RESERVES
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
N
am
dapha
N
STR
Valm
ikiPakke
KM
TRBhadraN
am
eriD
am
pa
BuxaBandipurPeriyarSim
lipalPalam
au
Sundarbans
PercentofMaximumScore
Very good Score >135 (>75%) Maximum Score = 180
Good Score 108 – 134 (>60 - <75 %)
Satisfactory Score 72 – 107 (40 - <60 %)
Poor Score <72 (<40 %)
PENALTIES
A general offence under the Wild Life
(Protection) Act, 1972, attracts a maximum
sentence of three years imprisonment or a fine
which may extend to Rs. 25,000 or both.
An offence involving a species listed in
Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II, or an
offence committed within a sanctuary or
natural park, attracts a mandatory prison term
of three years, which may extend to seven
years.
There is also a mandatory fine of at least Rs.
10,000. For a subsequent offence, the prison
term remains the same, while the mandatory
fine is at least Rs.25,000.
WORLD TIGER POPULATION
SUCCESS RATE OF PROJECT TIGER
•It was merely months back when the
Indian government pulled up their
socks and did a census revealing a
staggering low number of 1411 tigers
left in open.
•All the media and eco-
conservationists turned their heads
towards India and started a campaign
“Project Tiger” dedicating the year
2010 to the Tiger savior year.
•A recent statement by Jayaram
Ramesh, member of Indian cabinet,
declared good signs with the tiger
population of 1700+
WPSI'S TIGER POACHING STATISTICS
The WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOCIETY OF INDIA (WPSI) found the following statistics
about the poaching of tigers in in INDIA since 1994 -:
95 cases of tigers known to have been killed in 1994
121 tigers killed in 1995
52 tigers killed in 1996
88 tigers killed in 1997
39 tigers killed in 1998
81 tigers killed in 1999
52 tigers killed in 2000
72 tigers killed in 2001
46 tigers killed in 2002
38 tigers killed in 2003
38 tigers killed in 2004
46 tigers killed in 2005
37 tigers killed in 2006
27 tigers killed in 2007
29 tigers killed in 2008
32 tigers killed in 2009
30 tigers killed in 2010
13 tigers killed in 2011
Submitted By:-
Lakshay Gupta
10 D
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Project Tiger

  • 2. DESCRIPTION OF A TIGER LENGTH- 4.6-12.2FT WEIGHT-220-675POUNDS COLOUR AND MARKINGS:ORANGE WITH WHITE BELLY AND BLACK STRIPES SHAPE: OVAL BODY THAT IS LOW TO THE GROUND
  • 3. PROJECT TIGER IS A WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT INITIATED IN INDIA IN 1973 TO PROTECT TIGER,IT HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL COSERVATION VENTURES IN RECENT TIMES. THE PROJECT AIMS AT THE TIGER CONSERVATION ESPECIALLY IN ‘TIGER RESERVES’ WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS BIO GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS FALLING WITHIN INDIA. THE PROJECT AIMS AT STABLIZING THE POPULATION OF THE TIGER IN THE COUNTRY. PROJECT TIGER
  • 4. GOALS AND OBJECTIVESTHE PROJECT TIGER WAS MEANT TO INDENTIFY THE LIMITING FACTORS AND TO MITIGATE THEM USING SUITABLE MANAGEMENT. THE DAMAGES DONE TO THE HABITAT WERE TO BE RECTIFIED SO AS TO FACILITATETHE RECOVERY OF THE ECOSYSTEM TO THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE EXTENT. IT STRIVES TO MAINTIAN A VIABLE TIGER POPULATIONIN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
  • 5. WORK DONE IN 2008 THERE WRE MORE THAN 40 PROJECT TIGER RESERVES COVERING AN AREA OF 37,761 sq km. PROJECT TIGER HELPED TO INCREASE THE POPULATION OF THESE TIGERS FROM 1,200 IN THE 1970s TO 3,500 IN 1990s. HOWEVER A SERVEY DONE IN 2008 SHOWED THAT THE POPULATION OF TIGERS HAVE DROPPPED TO 1,411.
  • 6. HABITATS BEING COVERED The potential tiger habitats being covered are: •Sivalik– Terai Conservation Unit (UTTRANCHAL, UP, BIHAR & WEST BANGAL) & NEPAL •North east Conservation Unit •SUNDABENS Conservation Unit •Central Indian Conservation Unit •Eastern Ghat Conservation Unit •Western GHAT Conservation Units
  • 7. TECHNOLOGY USED 'Tiger Atlas of India' and a 'Tiger Habitat and Population Evaluation System' for the country is being developed using state-of-the-art technology. This involves:- •Mapping, data acquisition and GIS modeling •Field data collection and validation •Data Maintenance, dissemination and use
  • 8. ORGANIZATION •Project Tiger is administered by the NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY •The overall administration of the project is monitored by a Steering Committee. •A Field Director is appointed for each reserve, who is assisted by the field and technical personnel. At the centre, a full- fledged Director of the project coordinates the work for the country
  • 9. CURRENT STATUS OF TIGER IN INDIA •India holds over half the world's tiger population. •According to the latest tiger census report released on March 28, 2011 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the current tiger population estimated is 1,706 (i.e. ranging between a minimum of 1,571 to a maximum of 1,875). •The results include figures from 17 Indian states with a tiger population
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  • 11. GRADING THE TIGER RESERVES 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 N am dapha N STR Valm ikiPakke KM TRBhadraN am eriD am pa BuxaBandipurPeriyarSim lipalPalam au Sundarbans PercentofMaximumScore Very good Score >135 (>75%) Maximum Score = 180 Good Score 108 – 134 (>60 - <75 %) Satisfactory Score 72 – 107 (40 - <60 %) Poor Score <72 (<40 %)
  • 12. PENALTIES A general offence under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, attracts a maximum sentence of three years imprisonment or a fine which may extend to Rs. 25,000 or both. An offence involving a species listed in Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II, or an offence committed within a sanctuary or natural park, attracts a mandatory prison term of three years, which may extend to seven years. There is also a mandatory fine of at least Rs. 10,000. For a subsequent offence, the prison term remains the same, while the mandatory fine is at least Rs.25,000.
  • 14. SUCCESS RATE OF PROJECT TIGER •It was merely months back when the Indian government pulled up their socks and did a census revealing a staggering low number of 1411 tigers left in open. •All the media and eco- conservationists turned their heads towards India and started a campaign “Project Tiger” dedicating the year 2010 to the Tiger savior year. •A recent statement by Jayaram Ramesh, member of Indian cabinet, declared good signs with the tiger population of 1700+
  • 15. WPSI'S TIGER POACHING STATISTICS The WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOCIETY OF INDIA (WPSI) found the following statistics about the poaching of tigers in in INDIA since 1994 -: 95 cases of tigers known to have been killed in 1994 121 tigers killed in 1995 52 tigers killed in 1996 88 tigers killed in 1997 39 tigers killed in 1998 81 tigers killed in 1999 52 tigers killed in 2000 72 tigers killed in 2001 46 tigers killed in 2002 38 tigers killed in 2003 38 tigers killed in 2004 46 tigers killed in 2005 37 tigers killed in 2006 27 tigers killed in 2007 29 tigers killed in 2008 32 tigers killed in 2009 30 tigers killed in 2010 13 tigers killed in 2011