2 Science and Technology · 2.5.3 Protected areas and wetlands

2.5.3.3 Project Tiger, tiger reserves and the NTCA

Project Tiger, launched in 1973 with nine reserves, now runs 58 tiger reserves under the statutory National Tiger Conservation Authority; India holds about three-quarters of the world's wild tigers, and the largest reserve, Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam, is in Andhra Pradesh.

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Key terms

  • Project Tiger
  • NTCA
  • tiger reserve
  • core and buffer
  • critical tiger habitat
  • Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam
  • All India Tiger Estimation
  • M-STrIPES
  • CA|TS
  • Global Tiger Forum
  • International Big Cat Alliance

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