Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.4 Protected areas and wetlands

4.4.4 Project Elephant and other species recovery programmes: rhino, crocodile, snow leopard, bustard and cheetah

Besides Project Tiger, India runs species programmes for the elephant (1992), crocodiles (1975), rhino, snow leopard, bustards, lion, dolphin and cheetah, each built on a mix of habitat protection, breeding and reintroduction.

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Key terms

  • Project Elephant
  • elephant reserves
  • elephant corridors
  • MIKE
  • Indian Rhino Vision 2020
  • Project Crocodile
  • Project Snow Leopard
  • SECURE Himalaya
  • GIB recovery
  • Project Cheetah
  • Kuno
  • Project Lion
  • Project Dolphin
  • Rayala

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