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Project Tiger
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<p>Project Tiger is a <a href="/facts/Wildlife_conservation/XzdYfcEz">wildlife conservation</a> movement initiated in <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a> to protect the <a href="/facts/Endangered_species/L7cIweSW">endangered</a> <a href="/facts/Tiger/0cWH5o9T">tiger</a>. The project was initiated in 1973 by the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change/pYaggF17">Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change</a> of the <a href="/facts/Government_of_India/BIpETqjv">Government of India</a>. As of March 2025, there are 58 protected areas that have been designated as <a href="/facts/Tiger_reserves_of_India/YqH934kR">tiger reserves</a> under the project. As of 2023, there were 3,682 wild tigers in India, which is almost 75% of the world's wild tiger population. </p>