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Saving the Tiger

In the early 1970s the Bengal Tiger was said to be on the brink of extinction. In 1973 the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, launched 'Project Tiger' a campaign to save the animal.

(PHOTO: A Bengal Tiger. Courtesy of Valmik Thapar)

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