Description : Why was the Project Tiger launched? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Tiger is one of the key wildlife species in the faunal web. In 1973, government authorities realised that the tiger population had dwindled to 1827 from an estimated 55,000 at the turn of the century. The ... in West Bengal. There are 27 tiger reserves in India covering an area of 37,761 sq. km.