Explanation: In 1973, the Government of India launched Project Tiger, an ambitious, holistic conservation project, aimed at safeguarding the nation’s tiger population and preserving biodiversity.

· Over the past fifty years, Project Tiger has achieved commendable success, making significant strides in tiger conservation.

· Initially covering nine tiger reserves spanning 18,278 km2, the project has flourished into a remarkable accomplishment with 53 reserves spread across 75,796 km2, effectively covering 2.3% of India’s total land area.

· India currently harbors almost 75% of the world’s wild tiger population.

· The largest tiger population of 785 is in Madhya Pradesh, followed by Karnataka (563) & Uttarakhand (560), and Maharashtra (444).

Source: FORUMIAS