Important for
Prelims: Geography and Environment
Mains: General Studies I
50 years of Bandipur Tiger reserve
- Tri-junction area of the States Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It forms a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
- it is surrounded by
- Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu) in the South,
- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) in the South-west &
- The Kabini Reservoir separates the Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on the North-west.
Project Tiger
- An initiative to save tigers, was first initiated in the year April 1, 1973 in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
Objective:
- To ensure the maintenance of a viable population of tigers in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values.
- To preserve, for all times, areas of biological importance as a national heritage for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the people.
National Tiger Conservation Authority
- Established in 2005 following a recommendation of the Tiger Task Force, to reorganize management of Project Tiger and the many Tiger Reserves in India. It is the overarching body for conservation of tigers in India
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