Tigers are most important part of food chain. they are top predators. The decrease in tiger population leads to serious threat to biodiversity.
- In 1973 GOI started Project Tiger in Palamau Tiger Reserve.
- It was done with the help of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on the basis of the recommendation of a special task-force of the Indian Board for Wildlife.
- Largest Tiger Reserve is India- Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana)
- Smallest Tiger Reserve in India- Bor Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra)
List of all tiger reserves in India are as follows:
| Tiger Reserves and year of establishment | State |
|---|---|
| Bandipur (1973-74) | Karnataka |
| Corbett (1973-74) | Uttarakhand |
| Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kanha (1973-74) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Manas (1973-74) | Assam |
| Melghat (1973-74) | Maharashtra |
| Palamau (1973-74) | Jharkhand |
| Ranthambore (1973-74) | Rajasthan |
| Similipal (1973-74) | Odisha |
| Sunderbans (1973-74) | West Bengal |
| Periyar (1978-79) | Kerala |
| Sariska (1978-79) | Rajasthan |
| Buxa (1982-83) | West Bengal |
| Indravati (1982-83) | Chhattisgarh |
| Namdapha (1982-83) | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Dudhwa (1987-88) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kalakad-Mundanthurai (1988-89) | Tamil Nadu |
| Valmiki (1989-90) | Bihar |
| Pench (1992-93) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Tadoba-Andhari (1993-94) | Maharashtra |
| Bandhavgarh (1993-94) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Panna (1994-95) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Dampa (1994-95) | Mizoram |
| Bhadra (1998-99) | Karnataka |
| Pench (1998-99) | Maharashtra |
| Pakke (1999-2000) | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Nameri (1999-2000) | Assam |
| Satpura (1999-2000) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Anamalai (2008-09) | Tamil Nadu |
| Udanti-Sitanadi (2008-09) | Chattisgarh |
| Satkosia (2008-09) | Odisha |
| Kaziranga (2008-09) | Assam |
| Achanakmar (2008-09) | Chattisgarh |
| Dandeli-Anshi (Kali) (2008-09) | Karnataka |
| Sanjay-Dubri (2008-09) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Mudumalai (2008-09) | Tamil Nadu |
| Nagarahole (2008-09) | Karnataka |
| Parambikulam (2008-09) | Kerala |
| Sahyadri (2009-10) | Maharashtra |
| Biligiri Ranganatha Temple (2010-11) | Karnataka |
| Kawal (2012-13) | Telangana |
| Sathyamangalam (2013-14) | Tamil Nadu |
| Mukandra Hills (2013-14) | Rajasthan |
| Nawegaon-Nagzira (2013-14) | Maharashtra |
| Nagarjunsagar Srisailam (1982-83) | Andhra Pradesh |
| Amrabad (2014) | Telangana |
| Pilibhit (2014) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Bor (2014) | Maharashtra |
| Rajaji (2015) | Uttarakhand |
| Orang (2016) | Assam |
| Kamlang (2016) | Arunachal Pradesh |