3. The Tiger
• coat of reddish-orange with dark
stripes, the tiger is the largest wild cat
in the world.
• scientific name: Panthera tigris.
• weight:363 kilograms.
• stretches up to 6 feet (2 meters)
• has a (1-meter-) long tail.
4. Incredible Facts
• No two tigers have exactly the same
pattern of stripes.
• A tiger retracts its claws as it walks,
leaving no claw marks in its tracks.
• Tigers hunt at night; they can see well in
the dark.
• A tiger's roar can be heard as far as two
miles (three kilometers) away.
• A tiger can live to be 26 years old.
5.
6. A century back we
started with about a
lakh, today there are
less than 5000 tigers
in the world and less
than 1200 in India
WHY DID THIS
HAPPEN?
11. Launch Of Project Tiger
• During the tenure of late Prime Minister,
Indira Gandhi, an ambitious project to
protect the population of Tigers in India
was launched.
• The “Project Tiger” was formed in 1972
and launched on 1st April 1973 at Jim
Corbett National Park at Uttaranchal.
• Project Tiger Scheme has been under
implementation since 1973 as a Centrally
Sponsored Scheme of Government of
India.
12. Government Initiatives
Project Tiger was incorporated in 1973 with nine
tiger reserves covering an area of 16,339 sq.km.
The Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 enables
government agencies to take strict measures so
as to ensure the conservation of the Bengal tigers
Indian Board For Wildlife (IBWL) is responsible
for carrying out the activities pertaining to Wildlife
conservation with the State Governments .
13.
14. • The Project Tiger was established with an
aim to provide tigers safe havens so that
they are not killed.
• This project enabled tigers to flourish as a
species.
• At the time of the implementation of this
project, there were only nine national
parks. Gradually a total of 19 national
parks came under the Project Tiger.
15. Aims of Project Tiger
• To ensure maintenance of a viable
population of tigers in India for scientific,
economic, aesthetic, cultural and
ecological values.
• To preserve, for all times, areas of such
biological importance as a national
heritage for the benefit, education and
enjoyment of the people.
16. ITWA- Indian Tiger Welfare Association works for the
protection of tiger.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests had sanctioned
Rs. 13 million for protection of tigers
In January 2008, the Government of India launched a
dedicated anti-poaching force composed of experts from
Indian police, forest officials and various other
environmental agencies.
The Ranthambore National Park is often cited as a major
success by Indian officials against poaching
17.
18. *Providing Financial Aid
*To re-build Tiger reserves
*Co-existence agenda in buffer /
fringe areas with landscape
approach
* Deciding inviolate spaces and
relocation of villages from crucial
tiger habitats
19.
20. IF THE GOVT IS ITSELF READY TO
HELP TIGERS WHY CAN’T WE?
ANSWER TO YOUR CONSCIOUS!!!!!!!!
21. WHY TIGER’S SHOULD BE
SAVED??
Not only is tiger a beautiful animal but it is also the
indicator of the forest's health. Saving the tiger
means we save the forest
Tigers occupy the pinnacle of the food chain and a
healthy tiger population is an indicator of the well
being of the whole forest.
22.
23. Over the last century more than 95% of the Tiger
population has been wiped out & three sub-species
are already extinct.
Less than 3400 tigers remain in
the wild today with around 1141 in
India & their numbers are declining
fast.
24. Tiger Reserves in India
• Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
• Kanha Tiger Reserve
• Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
• Panna National Park
• Manas Tiger Reserve
25.
26. Wild life conservation organizations of India.
- Siberian Tiger Conservation Association
- Bandhavgarh Tiger Trust
- The Corbett Foundation
- Project Tiger
- Ranthambhore Foundation
- The Tiger Foundation
- TRAFFIC India
- The Wildlife Conservation Society
- Wildlife Institute of India
- Wildlife Protection Society of India
- WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature
28. When a man wants
to murder a tiger, he
calls it sport; when
the tiger wants to
murder him, he calls
it ferocity. The
distinction between
crime and justice is
no greater.
29. What Needs to be Done to Save
the Tiger?
Create worldwide awareness that Tigers are an
endangered species and work together to conserve.
Conserve resources and do not clear up land for
agriculture because it endangers the Tiger’s habitat.
Ban poaching.
Increase fire protection of forests.
