Pardafas Reporter
Nepal has become the first country to double the population of tigers as per the commitment made at the first Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg in 2010.
The number of tigers in Nepal has risen to 355.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba announced the results of the fourth national tiger census today, on the occasion of International Tiger Day.
As per the government, there were 121 tigers in Nepal in 2010. The number increased to 198 in 2013 and 235 in 2018. It has now reached 355.
Chitwan National Park is home to 128 tigers, while Bardiya National Park is home to 125.
The results mention 41 tigers in Parsa, 36 in Shuklaphanta, and 25 in Banke National Park.
Although the rise in tiger populations is a positive development, experts warn that there are issues and difficulties with maintaining them while preventing the rise in the human-tiger conflict in recent years.
