Project Tiger was launched in 1973 by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to protect India's declining tiger population, which had dropped to around 1,800 from an estimated 40,000 at the start of the 20th century. The program established nine tiger reserves in various Indian states to help maintain viable tiger populations in the country. Its goal was to conserve tigers by eliminating human exploitation of the species and its habitat, and maintaining a balance in the ecosystem. Factors such as poaching, shrinking habitat due to growing human population, and depletion of prey species had contributed to the tiger population decline.

2. What is PROJECT ?
• Project tiger is one of the well publicised wildlife
campaigns in the world to protect our tigers.
• Asian countries left the tiger population on the verge
of extinction due to which scheme to protect tiger is
formulated

3. When and Who it launched?
• It was launched by our former Prime
Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1973.
• It envisaged the setting up of tiger
reserves to help in maintaining the
population of tigers.
• In 1973, nine reserves were set up
Assam, Bihar, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Rajasthan and the
Sunderbans.

4. Why is it launched ?
• Project Tiger was started because, to control as well as
supplement the dwindling population of the Royal Bengal tigers
in the country.
• As per estimates, the number of tigers was about 40,000 at the
beginning of the 20th century.
• The first tiger census in 1972 showed the number to be 1827
throughout the country.
• In 1973 ,the authorities realized that the tiger population has
dwindled to 1827 from an estimated 55000 at the turn of the
century .

5. What are its significance ?
• It mainly aims to conserve tigers by eliminating any kind of
human exploitation.
• It is also an important animal for ecosystem.
• It maintains the balance in environment.

7. DEPLETION of
PREY BASE
SPECIES
Who is responsible for depletion of tiger?
POACHING
for TRADE
SHRINKING
HABITAT
GROWING
HUMAN
POPULATION

12. How can we contribute to
1.)Spread the word
2.)Be a responsible tourist
3.)Informing the nearest police station
4.)Reducing pressure on natural resources
5.)Encouraging Students
6.) Severe punishment for poachers
7.) Ban the goods made of tiger skin
8.) Protect forests
9.) Donate money to tiger conservation organizations
10.) Stop poaching and don't encourage poachers

13. SAVE TIGER

14. I hope you it.