Question

Which one of the following is not a tiger project in Karnataka?
 (A) Bandipur
 (B) Bhadra
 (C) Tadoba
 (D) Nagarahole

Answer 1

Hint: Wildlife conservation projects are made in order to protect the wildlife species and their habitat which is ultimate to protect natural ecosystems. It includes both animals and birds. In the same way, Project Tiger is a conservation project for tigers starting by the Government of India.

Complete answer: Project Tiger is a startup project to protect our national animal tiger. It was launched by Indira Gandhi in 1973. The mission focuses more on establishing more and more tiger reserve sanctuaries. Because of these projects, India has noticed a significant increase in the number of tigers all over the country. Karnataka is the Indian State with the second-highest number of tigers in the country. There are different small programs launched in Karnataka which all come under Project Tiger. Some of them are:
Bandipur: It is one of the oldest National Parks of Karnataka that was set up in 1974. This National Park is looked after by the Ministry of Environmental and Forests. Apart from tigers, it is also home to various other endangered species.
Bhadra: It is a wildlife sanctuary which was established under the project tiger in 1998 in Karnataka before that it is known as Jagara Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. It is home to a large number of flora and fauna. Also, it is the first tiger reserve which has completed the village relocation program.
Tadoba: It is a National Park which was established in Maharashtra in the year 1955. It is the oldest and the first national park that was set up in Maharashtra.
Nagarahole: It is the National Tiger Reserve of Karnataka that was inaugurated in the year 1988. Earlier it was known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park.

Hence, Option (C) is the correct answer.

Note: At present, India is having 80 per cent of the total population of tigers in the world. The Project Tiger was inaugurated from Jim Corbett National Park on 1st April 1973. India is the only country with the highest number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the whole world.