TRUTH ABOUT TIGERS

THE TRUTH ABOUT TIGERS

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.

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.

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?

THE LOSS OF HABITAT FOR

TIGERS

Tiger - Human Conflict

PROJECT

TIGER.

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.

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 .

• 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.

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.

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

*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

IF THE GOVT IS ITSELF READY TO

HELP TIGERS WHY CAN’T WE?

ANSWER TO YOUR CONSCIOUS!!!!!!!!

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.

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.

Tiger Reserves in India

• Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

• Kanha Tiger Reserve

• Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

• Panna National Park

• Manas Tiger Reserve

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

THREAT!!!!!

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.

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.

PLEASE SAVE ME…..

Lets help others too…….

THANKYOU..

Done by;

IDHAYA PRIYA.I

NDHIRA.B