- PM Narendra Modi has launched a 97-nation International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) in Karnataka on April 9, 2023.
- Aim: To focus on the protection and conservation of seven big cat species in the wild.
- Seven big cat species are tiger, leopard, jaguar, lion, snow leopard, puma, and cheetah.
- The launch of the alliance follows the clarion call given by the Prime Minister in July 2019.
- He also visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka.
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