Modi in Karnataka highlights: PM meets Oscar-winning ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ couple

We do not believe in conflict between ecology and economy, but give importance to their co-existence: PM Modi

PM Modi also released a vision document on Tigers during the Amrit Kaal; a commemorative coin of ₹50 and the 5th cycle of evaluation of tiger reserves in India. He launched the International Big Cat Alliance, aimed at promoting the conservation of seven species of big cats, namely tigers, leopards, cheetahs, lions, snow leopards, pumas, and jaguars.

There were 1,411 tigers in 2006; 1,706 in 2010; 2,226 in 2014 and 2,967 in 2018. There has been a 124.45% increase in tiger numbers since 2006 according to the estimation results.

The number of tigers in India have increased by 6.74% from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,167 now, according to the latest census data released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Karnataka’s Mysuru on the occasion of 50 years of Project Tiger on Sunday.

Narendra Modi speaking about re-introduction Cheetahs in India decades after the big-cat's extinction said, “Cheetahs had become extinct in India decades ago. We brought this magnificent big cat to India from Namibia and South Africa. This is the first successful trans-continental translocation of the big cat.”

He further said that the India has the largest Asiatic Elephant range in the world with nearly 30,000 Elephants.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the inaugural session of programme marking 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’ said “The success of 'Project Tiger' is a matter of pride not only for India, but for whole world.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inaugural session of commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger released the fifth-cycle of summary report of All India Tiger Estimation which showed an increase in the Tiger population to 3,167. Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit in Theppakadu elephant camp at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve met the Bomman-Bellie couple, the main stars of the Oscar Award-winning documentary “The Elephant Whisperers.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began addressing the inaugural session of commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger. He launched International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) before his inaugural address and also released a summary report of 5th cycle of Management Effective Evaluation of Tiger Reserves.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) and released a commemorative coin on the completion of 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a visit to Mudumalai Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu, fed elephants at Theppakadu elephant camp on Sunday, and interacted with mahouts and kavadis at the elephant camp.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to share ‘glimpses from Bandipur Tiger Reserve’  in Karnataka which he visited on Sunday to mark 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 'Commemoration of 50 Years of Project Tiger' program as part of his visit to Karnataka, where he will also release two publications - ‘Amrit Kaal Ka Vision for Tiger Conservation’, a summary report of the 5th cycle of Management Effective Evaluation of Tiger Reserves.

After visiting the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his way to Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his picture at Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka which he visited to mark 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’.

The Karnataka Congress took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he visited the Bandipur national forest on Sunday and took a safari. The state unit has appealed to him not to sell the national property to businessman Adani. Read more

Located amidst the picturesque surroundings of the towering Western Ghats on the Mysuru-Ooty highway in Karnataka, it is an important part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve that constitutes Karnataka’s Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarahole) to its Northwest, Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary to its South, and Kerala’s Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary to its Southwest. Once the private hunting grounds of the erstwhile Maharajas, and nestled in the foothills of the Nilgiris, Bandipur has had a long tryst with tigers.

Over 200 species of birds and a diversity of flora add to its attraction. Bandipur also supports a wide range of timber trees including teak, rosewood, sandalwood, Indian-laurel, Indian Kino tree, giant clumping bamboo.

PM Modi will also inaugurate the programme 'Commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger'. During the programme, he will release the publications 'Amrit Kaal Ka Vision for Tiger Conservation', a summary report of 5th cycle of Management Effective Evaluation of Tiger Reserves, declare tiger numbers and release a summary report of All India Tiger Estimation (5th cycle).

India's tiger numbers, meanwhile, are ticking upwards: the country's 2,967 tigers account for more than 75% of the world’s wild tiger population. India has more tigers than its protected spaces can hold, with the cats also now living at the edge of cities and in sugarcane fields.

Tigers have disappeared in Bali and Java and China’s tigers are likely extinct in the wild. The Sunda Island tiger, the other sub-species, is only found in Sumatra. India's project to safeguard them has been praised as a success by many.