The three-day Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12th April. This is the third such conference on tiger conservation. The Environment Ministry held a meeting as a prelude to the Conference yesterday in New Delhi. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Minister of State of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar.<br/><br/>Mr. Javadekar said that there are only 13 countries that have the pride of having tigers in the wild and tiger-bearing areas in the world. He also said that organizing the Conference is a proud moment for India. This conference will bring the desired will and momentum for tiger conservation at global level and have long-term ramifications in the future.