In which country did 'Operation Tiger' begin with the object of creating nature reserves for tigers?

Project Tiger is a tiger conservation program launched in April 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure.

The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats, protecting them from extinction, and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of ecosystems across the distribution of tigers in the country. The project's task force visualized these tiger reserves as breeding nuclei, from which surplus animals would migrate to adjacent forests. Funds and commitment were mastered to support the intensive program of habitat protection and rehabilitation under the project.

The government has set up a Tiger Protection Force to combat poachers and funded relocation of villagers to minimize human-tiger conflicts.

More Info: en.wikipedia.org

Test your knowledge

What are your thoughts on this subject?

17 Comments

Peter de Loriol

Operation Tiger was not India, but Europe, Devon, to be precise, in WWII, 'Project Tiger' is the right question to ask

Grant McIntosh

'Operation Tiger' was one of the names given to The D-Day rehearsal in WWII, not a project to save tigers in India.....that was called 'Project Tiger'. Bad question from brian l.

skullfire

Question should read project tiger,this question should be corrected or removed.

Chris Brown

The Tiger's Demise 14 September 1995 by Chris Brown "Tyger, tyger, burning bright In the forests of the night..." Thus it once was when Blake wrote His well-known lines of rhyming note; [famous?] But now we hear in sadder tones That the tiger for its bones Is killed because some people think A tonic be found for them to drink Should we to these contentious bones Consent and speak in lower tones? - For when we hear of its demise, (The tyger with the "burning eyes"), We try to save it from its fate Though some may think it be too late! As for the "cure-all" they extract, There is no cure, and that's a fact!

Domitila Madureira

Its name is Project Tiger.

Phil Kennelty

Same answer as last week. This week the choices were harder.

Kitty White

Your answer says it was "Project Tiger" but the question says "Operation Tiger". Need to make up your mind.

james parrillo

tesla alset, I love how you use the correct terms in your response, rather than rebuking the author. I have noticed this a few times. Thank you, Christine, James' wife

earlepg

Hope they succeed in their protection endeavors.

Mr.LaFaye

Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which took place in April 1944 on Slapton Sands in Devon. Wikipedia

Aly Bangoura

Got it right.

tbear

Didn't go with my gut, again! Changed my mind at the last second! One of these times I'll learn!😡

Albeck1994

Darlene Davidson, it was

Alan Straff

Please get your facts right before setting a question. Project Tiger and Operation Tiger are two completely different things.

Richard G Schwartz

Project tiger.

Julie Allen

In 1969, the General Assembly of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) proposed a resolution calling for international efforts to save the tiger. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) responded in 1972 with Operation Tiger, a global program to fund conservation efforts for the tiger in the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, and Indonesia.