Project Tiger: PM Modi goes on safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka to mark 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’: Key developments | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a “safari” at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka on Sunday, as part of programmes to mark 50 years of “Project Tiger“.

PM visits Mudumalai camp, feeds jumbos
The Prime Minister visited the elephant camp at Mudumalai in the hilly Nilgiris district. He was accorded a welcome by the pachyderms and he fed sugarcane to some of the elephants at the Theppakkadu camp at the tiger reserve here.
Tiger census, commemorative coin to be released
PM Modi will on Sunday be releasing the latest tiger census data at the Karnataka State Open University in Mysuru. He will also release a commemorative coin on the completion of 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’
Other releases
PM Modi will also inaugurate the programme ‘Commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger’. During the programme, he will release the publications ‘Amrit Kaal Ka Vision for Tiger Conservation’, a summary report of 5th cycle of Management Effective Evaluation of Tiger Reserves, declare tiger numbers and release a summary report of All India Tiger Estimation (5th cycle).
According to PMO, Prime Minister Modi will launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA).
In July 2019, Prime Minister Modi had called for an Alliance of Global Leaders to obliterate demand and firmly curb poaching and illegal wildlife trade in Asia. IBCA will focus on the protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world — Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah, said the PMO statement.