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Launched in 1973, Project Tiger introduced India’s Tiger Reserves – which have since rapidly ascended in status. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife (Protection) Act (WLPA) and introduced new spatial fixtures within notified forests, called ‘National Parks’. For Prelims: Project Tiger , Tiger Reserves, Pug-mark method, Tiger Census, Camera-trap method, The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Critical Tiger Habitats (CTH), National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Tiger Task Force, The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH), IAS, UPSC. For Mains: Project tiger and its contribution in conservation of tiger population. Learn about the government's initiative to conserve the Royal Bengal Tiger population in India since 1973. Find out the latest tiger census data, the core-buffer strategy, and the popular tiger safari parks in different states. Project Tiger in India was started to save tigers. Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched by the Indian Government in 1973.
