Madhya Pradesh, with the highest tiger population, has the national as well as global responsibility to save the tiger and its habitat. As this responsibility cannot be shouldered by the state alone, people from all walks of life must join hands to protect the tiger and its habitat. The Madhya Pradesh government has, therefore, pioneered a novel scheme to secure support from public and organizatio
ns outside the government through formation of an independent organization - ' Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundation', registered as a society on January 15, 1997. The society has obtained Foreign Currency Regulation Act (FCRA) registration and is authorised to receive donations from outside the country. The role and functions of the Society are:
· Provide protection to threatened and endangered species (with added emphasis on tiger conservation)
· Provide help to the State Government and people in their effort to protect tiger habitats against fragmentation
and destruction.
· Provide support to the state government to control poaching of wild animals
· To provide help in controlling illicit trade in body parts of tigers and products made out of body parts.
· To provide help in protection of tiger habitats and prey-base of tiger.
· To make general public aware of the need for conserving biodiversity and elicit their support for conservation of
biodiversity. To seek help of mass media in achieving this objective.
· To reward those individuals (including forest department personnel) and institutions, organizations who have
made special effort towards protection of tiger.
· To strengthen infrastructure required for protection of tigers in their habitats.
· To establish a data-bank necessary for tiger conservation in the office of the Chief Wildlife Warden, M.P. who is
the secretary of this organization, and also to help development of a network of such data-bank.
· To take other measures through which conservation of tiger and other wildlife can be strengthened. Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundation Society is a not-for-profit organization working towards conservation of wildlife (with special emphasis on tiger). All its income is tax free under section 12 of the Income Tax Act. The donations given to the donor entitle the donor to claim income tax exemption under section 80 (g) of the Income Tax Act. For details contact:
O/o Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) & Chief Wildlife Warden, M.P. Pragati Bhawan, 3rd Floor, Press Complex, MP Nagar, Zone-I,
Bhopal-462001, INDIA
Tel: 0755-2674318 Fax: 2766315,
E-mail ID : [email protected]
All contributions must be sent through crossed cheques or Demand Drafts drawn in favour of the Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundations Society, Bhopal, India.
