Project C. A. T : India, Bhutan to collaborate
Q. India and Bhutan have put together Project C.A.T for tiger conservation. What does C.A.T stand for?- Published on 21 Oct 16a. Conserving Area for Tigers
b. Conserving Acres for Tigers
c. Conserving Acreage for Tigers
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Conserving Acres for Tigers
To protect and increase wild tiger population, close to one million acres of protected habitat in India and Bhutan will be covered under private conservation efforts
- Project C.A.T – Conserving acres for Tigers by Discovery Communications and WWF aims to conserve the wild tiger population
- The total number of wild tigers have dropped by 96 percent in the previous century to only 4,000 left in the wild due to pervasive poaching and habitat loss
- Planet Earth to Racing Extinction, many projects involve monitoring wildlife through a camera, Looking beyond the lens, scientists are now taking steps to protect this endangered species
- Transboundary partnership will permit rangers to more closely monitor tiger health, other key scientific data taking anti-poaching safeguards into account and maintaining land and corridors to improve conditions of wild animals
- Discovery will also leverage its channels to support the WWF effort which seeks to bring the number of tigers to 8000 by 2022
