Nepal's tiger numbers climb 20 percent to estimated 429: Survey
Officials said habitat protection and conservation efforts helped Nepal become the first nation to meet a 2010 pledge to double tiger numbers.
- On Wednesday, officials announced Nepal's tiger population climbed to an estimated 429, a roughly 20 percent increase over four years, coinciding with International Tiger Day.
- Wildlife officials deployed more than 3,600 motion-sensitive cameras across more than 7,300 square kilometres to track predators. Conservation department ecologist Hari Bhadra Acharya said habitat security was key to the growth.
- The latest nationwide survey found tiger numbers rose from 355 in 2022. "The data analysis shows that the tiger population has increased by five percent each year," said Bed Kumar Dhakal, spokesman for Nepal's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.
- Government data shows at least 38 people were killed in tiger attacks between 2019 and 2023. Nischal Neupane, an advocate for tiger victims in Bardiya district, said authorities fail to support communities when tigers attack.
- WWF Nepal country representative Ghana Shyam Gurung said conservation gains must ensure "people and wildlife can thrive together" through effective co-existence programmes that position Nepal as a model for other range countries.
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Symbol of strength, power and courage, but also symbol of the fight against the extinction of protected species. On the occasion of 29 July, the World Day of the Tiger (a commemoration day that was officially introduced in 2010 during the Tiger Summit in St Petersburg), Nepal comes a success story in the field of nature conservation: The tiger population of the country increased from 121 individuals in 2010 to 429 in 2026.
The number of wild tigers in Nepal continues to increase, reports the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) based on new estimates from the Asian country's government. While an estimated 121 tigers lived in Nepal in 2010, that number has risen to 429 this year. According to the WWF, this is one of the world's most striking examples of the recovery of an endangered species.
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According to a new survey, the tiger population in Nepal has increased by 20 percent over the past four years. Since 2022, the number of tigers has increased from 355 to 429 animals, according to the latest nationwide survey published on Wednesday.The tiger population has increased by five percent each year, a spokesman for Nepal's National Parks and Wildlife Protection Division told the news agency AFP. The survey, carried out between December …
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