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Which of the following measures for tiger conservation was used in Project Tiger?
Options:
A .  Reducing poaching and conserving tigers in their natural habitat
B .  Capturing and breeding tigers in zoological parks
C .  Artificially fertilizing female tigers to increase number of offsprings
D .  Cloning tigers to increase their population
Answer: Option A
:
A
There was a drastic reduction in the tigerpopulation due to habitat destruction and excessive hunting. Thus, it became an endangered species which was on the verge of extinction.
To counter this situation, Project Tigerwas launched in 1973 by the Government of India for conservation of tiger
. The project aims at ensuring a viable population ofBengaltigersin their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction. The main aim of this project was to limitfactors that leads to reduction of tiger habitats.

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