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50th anniversary of Project Tiger
April 2 , 2023
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- A 3-day mega event to be held in Mysuru, Karnataka to celebrate 50 years of Project Tiger.
- The Government of India started Project Tiger on April 1, 1973, to promote tiger conservation at Corbett National Park.
- This is launched during then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure.
- At the time of its launch in 1973, ‘Project Tiger’ included nine tiger reserves spread over 18,278 sq. km.
- Today, there are 53 tiger reserves covering more than 75,000 sq km with around 3000 Tigers.
- India harbours more than 70% of global wild tiger population, which is increasing at an annual rate of 6%.
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