Being Symbolic of the wealth of Indian’s wildlife, the Tiger, is finding itself in a very poor situation as of today. Poaching the Tiger for its various valuable body parts is one of the reasons for the dwindling number. But till the 1970s, hunting the tiger was legal and hence a favorite of the then royalties.
The wake up call came in when around 3000 tigers lost their lives to trophy hunters between 1950s and early 60s. Around 1970s the official number of 1,800 moved the authorities to action to launch the Project Tiger in 1972.
Find a list of the different Tiger Reserves under Project Tiger on the following link:
http://www.indiawildlifeportal.com/project-tiger.html
But as discussed in the previous post, poaching or royal sport are no longer the sole threats to the tiger. Activities unconcerned with them i.e commercial felling of trees and encroaching forests land is forcing the tigers out of their comfort zone and is labeling them as a menace to the tribals living in settlements near the reserves (example specific to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve)
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