The "Project Tiger" was launched in April 1973 with the objective "to ensure maintenance of a viable population of Tigers in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values, and to preserve for all times, areas of biological importance as a national heritage for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the people". The activities taken up through Project Tiger has put the endangered tiger on a definite path of recovery. As far as the scale of implementation and the diverse habitats under its coverage are concerned, the project has no parallel in the contemporary world. Over the five decades, Project Tiger has witnessed a number of milestones. From nine tiger reserves in 1973, it expanded to 53 tiger reserves in 2022. The project drew strength from the International Symposium on Tiger Conservation and the first International Wildlife Workshop in its early days. In the early Eighties, it undertook a path-breaking radio-telemetry study. Not only that, but the Project Tiger also paves way for bringing in milestone achievements in wildlife conservation.