Answer:
(i) Project Tiger was
launched in 1973. Initially, it showed success as the tiger population went up
but in 1993, it has dropped.
(ii) The
major threats to tiger population are poaching for trade, shrinking habitat, depletion
of prey, growing human population.
(iii)
The trade of tiger skins and the use of their bones in traditional medicines especially
in the Asian countries had left the tiger population on the verge of
extinction.
There are
now 39 tiger reserves in India; e.g., Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand,
Sunderbans in West Bengal, Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh Sariska in Rajasthan,
Manas in Assam, etc.
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