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The National Animal of India
The Tiger (Panthera Tigris,
Linnaeus) is the national animal of India. Tiger is also called the
lord of Jungles. The national animal of India, is a rich-colored
well-striped animal with a short coat. As the national animal of
India, tiger symbolizes India's wildlife wealth. The combination of
grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger
great respect and high esteem.
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Out of the eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the
Royal Bengal Tiger is found throughout the country (except the
north-western region) and also in the neighboring countries like
Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Tigers are now getting extinct. The
Government of India, under its "Project Tiger" programme, started a
massive effort to preserve the tiger population in 1973. Today, the
tiger advances as a symbol of India's conservation of itself and its
wildlife heritage. Since the launch of "Project Tiger", the tiger
population has shown a gradual increase. So far, 23 tiger reserves
have been established in the country under this project.
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