India and Bhutan have put together Project C.A.T for tiger conservation. What does C.A.T stand for?

a. Conserving Area for Tigers

b. Conserving Acres for Tigers

c. Conserving Acreage for Tigers

d. None of the above

ANSWER: Conserving Acres for Tigers

Explanation:

To protect and increase wild tiger population, close to one million acres of protected habitat in India and Bhutan will be covered under private conservation efforts

Project C.A.T – Conserving acres for Tigers by Discovery Communications and WWF aims to conserve the wild tiger population

The total number of wild tigers have dropped by 96 percent in the previous century to only 4,000 left in the wild due to pervasive poaching and habitat loss

Planet Earth to Racing Extinction, many projects involve monitoring wildlife through a camera, Looking beyond the lens, scientists are now taking steps to protect this endangered species

Transboundary partnership will permit rangers to more closely monitor tiger health, other key scientific data taking anti-poaching safeguards into account and maintaining land and corridors to improve conditions of wild animals

Discovery will also leverage its channels to support the WWF effort which seeks to bring the number of tigers to 8000 by 2022