Presentation_project_tiger_grade10_.pptx

project tiger grade 10

1. “PROJECT TIGER” BY GROUP 4

2. it is one of the key Wildlife species in the world In 1973, the authorities Realised that the tiger population Had dwinldlEd To 1827 from an estimated 55,000 the turn of the century. these are some major threats To the tiger population; Poaching for trade Shrinking habitat Depleting Population of prey Growing human population Trade of their skin and use of their bones for medicines

3. Efforts made by the government to protect them are as under: Project Tiger, one of the well- publicised wildlife campaigns in the world, was launched in 1973. There are 42 tiger reserves in India covering an area of 37,761 sq km. Tiger conservation had been viewed not only as an effort to save an endangered species, but with equal importance as a means of preserving bio types of sizeable magnitude. Some of the tiger reserves of India are Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand , Sunderbans National Park in West Bengal etc.

4. THE CLASSIFICATION Of forest on administrative basis Reserved forest: Regarded most restricted and valuable forest. Local people are prohibited. These forests enjoy judicial protection. More than half of the total forest land has been declared reserved forests Protected Forests: Protected from any further depletion. Sometimes the local community has got the rights for activities like hunting and grazing as they are living on the fringes of the forest because they sustain their livelihood wholly or partially from forest resources or products. Almost one-third of the total forest area is protected forest, as declared by the Forest Department. Reserved and protected forests are also referred to as permanent forest Un - classed forest: These are other forests and wastelands belonging to both government and private individuals and communities

5. Reserved and protected forests are also referred to as permanent forest estates maintained for the purpose of producing timber and other forest produce, and for protective reasons. Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under permanent forests, constituting 75 per cent of its total forest area. Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand , Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Maharashtra have large percentages of reserved forests of its total forest area whereas Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan have a bulk of it under protected forests.

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