The
Tiger
is India's National Animal. It is a royal looking animal known for its
magnificence, grace, power and its agility. This large
Asiatic carnivorous feline quadruped, Panthera
Tigris is maneless, of
tawny yellow color with blackish transverse stripes and a white belly
.
There are very few tigers left in the world today. World tiger census
figures stand at 5000 to 7000, out of which the Indian subspecies
including Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar claim 3000 to
4500. The Indian figures hover between 2500 to 3750. (Source : Free
Press Journal)
A decade ago the
tiger population in India had dwindled to a few hundreds. The
Government of India, under its "Project Tiger"
program which was launched in April 1973, started a
massive effort to preserve the tiger population. Today, thanks to
Project Tiger, India's population of tigers is in a comfortable
position. The project is now come under scrutiny. Many
conservationists are of the opinion that unless the Project Tiger is
critically reviewed and analysed at this juncture to make it more
'tiger friendly'. ( Source : Free Press Journal)
Note : There is a new movement......to change Indian's National Animal
to the cow..... follow this article for the whole story......by Sharad
Gupta from The Indian Express
- Indian
Flag
- JANA
GANA MANA - Indian National
Anthem
- VANDE
MATARAM -Indian Ntional
Song
- LOTUS
- Indian National
Flower
- TIGER
- Indian National
Animal
- PEACOCK
- Indian National
Bird
- LION
OF SARNATH - IndianNational
Emblem
- HINDI
- Indian National
Language
- RUPEE
& PAISE - Indian National
Currency
