With practically 30,000 Elephants, we’re the most important Asiatic Elephant vary nation on this planet, says the prime minister.

Cheetahs had grow to be extinct in India a long time in the past. We introduced this magnificent massive cat to India from Namibia and South Africa. That is the primary profitable trans-continental translocation of the large cat, says PM Modi.

With solely 2.4% of the world’s land space, India contributes to about 8% of the recognized world range, says PM Modi.

We’re the one nation on this planet to have Asiatic lions. The lion inhabitants has elevated from 525 in 2015 to 675 in 2020. Our leopard inhabitants went up by over 60% in simply 4 years, says PM Modi.

The success of Challenge Tiger is a matter of satisfaction not just for India however for the entire world. India has accomplished 75 years of independence; and on the similar time, 75% of the world’s tiger inhabitants is in India, says PM Modi.

Challenge Tiger leads the best way within the safety and conservation of huge cats. It’s a part of Indian tradition to guard nature.

India at the moment habitats 3,167 tigers within the wild, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned on Sunday.

PM Narendra Modi and different dignitaries give standing ovation to Tiger on the inaugural session of commemoration of fifty years of Challenge Tiger

PM Modi releases ‘Amrit kaal ka imaginative and prescient for tiger conservation’; abstract report of All India Tiger Estimation and a commemorative coin on completion of fifty years of Challenge Tiger.

PM Narendra Modi launches the Worldwide Large Cats Alliance (IBCA) and releases a commemorative coin on the completion of fifty years of Challenge Tiger.

PM Modi meets the Bomman-Bellie couple, the principle stars of Oscar Award-winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the gang gathered to welcome him in Mudumalai.

Some extra glimpses from the Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

Spent the morning on the scenic Bandipur Tiger Reserve and acquired a glimpse of India’s wildlife, tweets PM Modi.

PM Modi may even work together with the Bomman-Bellie couple, the principle stars of Oscar Award-winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers.

The PM was accorded a welcome by the pachyderms and he fed sugarcane to a few of the elephants on the Theppakkadu camp on the tiger reserve right here.

PM Modi visited the Theppakadu elephant camp in Tamil Nadu bordering Chamarajanagar district and interacted with mahouts and ‘kavadis’ of the elephant camp.

PM Modi at Bandipur Nationwide Park.

PM Narendra Modi is coming to our church at the moment and we’re enthusiastic about it. I feel it is for the primary time {that a} Prime Minister is coming to a church, says Fr. Francis Swaminathan, St Thomas Catholic Church, Delhi

India’s efforts to guard massive cats are gaining world recognition with the launch of the Worldwide Large Cats Alliance at the moment.

“Immediately at Bandipur the PM will take full credit score for Challenge Tiger that was launched 50 years in the past,” Jairam Ramesh takes a dig at PM Modi.

Taking the message of the Prime Minister ahead, the alliance is being launched. IBCA will deal with safety and conservation of seven main massive cats of the world, viz. Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah, with membership of the vary nations harbouring these species.

In July, 2019, the Prime Minister had known as for an ‘Alliance of World Leaders’ to “obliterate demand” and firmly curb poaching and unlawful Wildlife commerce in Asia.

Bandipur tiger reserve is amongst high tiger sanctuaries in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys Safari trip at Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka.

This reserve was introduced beneath ‘Challenge Tiger’ in 1973. Subsequently, some adjoining reserve forest areas had been added to the reserve extending to 880.02 Sq. Km.

In line with the state forest division, the Nationwide Park was shaped by together with many of the forest areas of the then Venugopala Wildlife Park established beneath the federal government notification dated February 19, 1941 and the world was enlarged in 1985 extending over an space of 874.20 Sq.Km and named as Bandipur Nationwide Park.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes on a “safari” at Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka.

He may even go to the Theppakadu Elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and work together with mahouts and kavadis of the elephant camp.

He’ll go to the Bandipur Tiger Reserve within the morning and work together with frontline area employees and Self Assist Teams concerned in conservation actions.