Tiger
The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a striped animal.
It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes.
The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power
has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal
of India. Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian
race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country
except in the north-western region and also in the neighbouring
countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. To check the dwindling
population of tigers in India, 'Project Tiger' was launched
in April 1973. So far, 27 tiger reserves have been established
in the country under this project, covering an area of 37,761
sq km.
