FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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1, 827
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4, 002
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55, 000
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -After an abysmally low estimate of 1400 individuals at the beginning of the 21st century, India today boasts estimated 3000 tigers thriving in 53 tiger reserves in the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1973, India began a flagship conservation program known as Project Tiger to revive the country’s dwindling number of the big cats, after the wild population, estimated at around 40, 000 at the time of independence from Britain in 1947, was found to have shrunk to about 1, 800.
Detailed explanation-3: -The programme came at a time when India’s tiger population was rapidly dwindling. According to reports, while there were 40, 000 tigers in the country at the time of the Independence, they were soon reduced to below 2, 000 by 1970 due to their widespread hunting and poaching.