Question

Which of the following measures for tiger conservation was used in Project Tiger?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Artificially fertilising female tigers to increase the number of offsprings.
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A

True

Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage. The main aim of this project was to limit factors that lead to the reduction of tiger habitats and to mitigate them by suitable management and to ensure a viable population of tigers for economic, scientific, cultural, aesthetic and ecological values.