Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched ‘International Big Cat Alliance’ (IBCA) to commemorate the 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’ and ramp up efforts to protect the tiger population in India and across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing the inaugural session of the commemoration of 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’ in Karnataka, PM Modi said India is home to 3,167 tigers, around 75 percent of the world\u2019s total tiger population, adding that the population of the big cats rose by 200 in the past four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per the census data revealed by the Prime Minister, the tiger population was 1,411 in 2006, 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014, 2,967 in 2018 and 3,167 in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the occasion, PM Modi also released a commemorative coin to celebrate the 50 years of \u2018Project Tiger\u2019 and launched the ‘International Big Cat Alliance’ (IBCA), besides releasing the ‘Amrit Kaal Ka Tiger Vision’ booklet that presents the vision for tiger conservation over the next 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PM Modi said that IBCA was India\u2019s effort to protect and conserve endangered big cats as wildlife protection is a global issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Listing some of India\u2019s recent efforts in conservation of big cats, the Prime Minister said cheetahs, who had become extinct in India decades ago, were brought back to the country from Namibia and South Africa in the world\u2019s first successful transcontinental translocation of the big cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PM Modi stressed that wildlife can only thrive if ecosystems flourish and this has been achieved in India where protecting nature is a part of culture, adding that Indians believe in the importance of ecology and economy co-existing in harmony and there\u2019s no conflict between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The IBCA will focus on the protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world — Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah — with membership of the range countries harbouring these species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On April 1, 1973, India had launched \u2018Project Tiger\u2019 to promote conservation of dwindling tiger population. The ambitious project initially covered tiger reserves spread over 18,278 sq km and at present covers under its ambit, 53 tiger reserves spanning more than 75,000 sq km (approximately 2.4 per cent of the country’s geographical area).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, PM Modi in the morning went on a wildlife safari at the magnificent Bandipur Tiger Reserve and observed the wildlife and biodiversity at the scenic reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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