Conservation efforts yielded results: India’s tiger population exceeds 3 thousand — Last Minute World News
In a written statement from the Prime Minister’s Office of India, the inauguration of the «International Big Cat Association» (IBCA), which will work to protect the big cat population consisting of lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, pumas, jaguars and cheetahs in Modi’s city of Mysuru in Karnataka state. reported to have done.
Sharing up-to-date data on the tiger population in the country at the opening, Modi mentioned the success of the “Project Tiger” initiative, which was launched 50 years ago.
Prime Minister Modi stated that the number of tigers, which was 1411 in 2006, 1706 in 2010, 2 thousand 226 in 2014, and 2 thousand 967 in 2018, increased to 3 thousand 167 by 2022.
Noting that India is home to 75 percent of the world’s tiger population, Modi emphasized that the success of the project is a source of pride not only for India but also for the whole world.
ABOUT «PROJECT TIGER»
Indigenous peoples in India are reacting to the conversion of forests, which were once their habitats, into conservation areas under the «Project Tiger».
Forced eviction from their centuries-old lands to protect tiger reserves, tribes view their removal from their ancestral lands as a violation of human rights.
Members of different tribes from 46 villages gathered in the Nagarhole National Park, known as the tiger reserve, in Karnataka state on April 24, protested the government.
Indigenous people said, «Nagahole forests belong to our ancestors. Animals and forests are part of us, our family.» chanted slogans.
With the project implemented in 1973, the number of tiger reserves, which was 9 at that time, was increased to 53 and taken under protection.
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the launch of the «International Big Cat Association» (IBCA) during the inauguration of the organization in the city of Mysuru in the state of Karnataka. The IBCA aims to protect and preserve the population of big cats, including lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, pumas, jaguars, and cheetahs. Modi also shared updates on the success of the «Project Tiger» initiative, which was launched 50 years ago. According to Modi, the tiger population in India has risen from 1,411 in 2006 to 3,167 in 2022. India is home to 75% of the world’s tiger population, and the success of the project is a source of pride for the country and the world. However, some indigenous people have criticized the initiative as it involves the conversion of forests into conservation areas, resulting in the forced eviction of tribes from their ancestral lands.
