India is home to the world's largest population of tigers in the wild.According to the World Wildlife Fund(WWF), of the 3,500 tigers around the world, 1,400 are found in India.The global wild tiger population is estimated at anywhere between 3,062 and 3,948 individuals.
According to Dr. Rajesh Gopal, Member-Secretary, National Tiger Conservation Authority, the recent report of the all India tiger estimation carried out in 2010 that covered 6 lakh sq. km, showed that the country has a population of1706 to 1,875, compared to the 2006 estimate of 1,411.
Project Tiger was launched in 1973 in India which aims at ensuring a viable population of Tigers in their natural habitats and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage for the people.The government has set-up a Tiger Protection Force to combat poachers and funded the relocation of up to 200,000 villagers to minimize human-tiger conflicts.The fundamental accomplishment of 'Project Tiger' has been the establishment of over 25 well-monitored tiger reserves in reclaimed land where human development is categorically forbidden.
Supreme Court Banned Tourism in Core Tiger Areas
Popular tourist destinations in the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR) in the western ghats in Tirunelveli district has been closed for tourists from Wednesday July 26,2012.
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