PM Narendra Modi celebrates 50th anniversary of Project Tiger with 3,167 tiger census count" - Current Affairs

 

1. Who visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve on its 50th anniversary and announced the tiger population counts?

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve on its 50th anniversary and announced the tiger population count.

2. When was the Project Tiger conservation initiative launched in India?

• The Project Tiger conservation initiative was launched in India on April 1, 1973.

3. What was the tiger population count announced by PM Modi during his visit to Bandipur Tiger Reserve?

• The tiger population count announced by PM Modi during his visit to Bandipur Tiger Reserve was 3,167.

4. What is the significance of the Project Tiger conservation initiative?

• The Project Tiger conservation initiative is significant as it aims to protect and conserve the big cats, which are an umbrella species that secure the populations of other wild animals as well as co-predators and prey, including other species of the forest.

5. Which are the nine reserves covered under the Project Tiger conservation initiative?

• The nine reserves covered under the Project Tiger conservation initiative are located in the states of Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and West Bengal.

6. What is the main objective of the Project Tiger conservation initiative?

• The main objective of the Project Tiger conservation initiative is to maintain the tiger population in India through a scientifically calculated carrying capacity of habitation while keeping a balance between overall development and wildlife conservation.

7. What is the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA)?

• The International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) is a global group of big cats, including the Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar, and Cheetah, launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to safeguard these species around the world.

8. What is the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)?

• The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, for the conservation of tigers in India.

9. What is the carrying capacity of habitation?

• The carrying capacity of habitation is the maximum population size of a species that can be supported by a particular habitat without causing degradation of the habitat.

10. How does the Project Tiger conservation initiative help in maintaining the ecological potentiality of the whole habitat or region?

• The Project Tiger conservation initiative helps in maintaining the ecological potentiality of the whole habitat or region as the tiger is an umbrella species that secures populations of other wild animals as well as co-predators and prey, including other species of the forest, which is necessary for the sustenance of the ecological potentiality of the whole habitat or region.