Question: Which of the following state is at top in term of number of tigers in the released fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation – 2018 report?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bengal
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bengal
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On 29 July 2019(Global Tiger Day), Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation – 2018, at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi.
- As of the census,the count of tigers in India has risen to 2,967.
- The census figures 33% rise in tiger numbers which is highest ever recorded between cycles which stood at 21% between 2006 to 2010 and 30% between 2010 and 2014.
- Madhya Pradesh saw the highest number of tigers at 526, closely followed by Karnataka (524) and Uttarakhand (442).
- Chhatisgarh and Mizoram saw a decline in their tiger numbers while tiger’s numbers in Odisha remained constant.
- On this occasion ,PM also released report of the 4th cycle of the Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves (MEETR) with Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh scoring the highest and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu showing the highest increment in management since the last cycle for which the latter was awarded.
- The evaluation of Tiger Reserves in India was initiated in 2006 and till now four cycles of evaluation have been completed.
Project Tiger:
- To protect the national animal,the tiger,and reserve its landscape, Government of India had launched Project Tiger in 1973 during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure.
- Project Tiger is an ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change providing central assistance to the tiger States for tiger conservation in designated tiger reserves.
- From 9 tiger reserves since its formative years, the Project Tiger coverage has increased to 50 at present, spread out in 18 of our tiger range states.
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body of the Ministry, with an overarching supervisory / coordination role, performing functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- In 2010, during the St. Petersburg declaration, tiger range countries had resolved to double tiger numbers by 2022.
- Due to concerted efforts under Project Tiger, at present India has the distinction of having the maximum number of tigers in the world.
International Tiger Day:
- Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July.
- It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit.
- The goal of the day is to promote a global system for protecting the natural habitats of tigers and to raise public awareness and support for tiger conservation issues.
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