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The number of wild tigers living in Nepal has increased by 63% to 198 since 2009, a government survey has shown.
The survey, which was carried out between February and June, assessed the Bengal tiger population across a 600-mile stretch in Nepal and India.
It found numbers had increased in all of Nepal's national parks.
South Asian governments have committed to doubling tiger populations by 2022, but the animals continue to face threats from poaching and habitat loss.
There are thought to be fewer than 2,000 tigers left worldwide, with 60% of them in India.
The survey covered tigers in the Terai Arc region, which spreads across the north Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and into southern Nepal.
'A milestone'
Nepal's survey concentrated on five protected areas and three wildlife corridors.
The results show the number of tigers in Nepal have increased to 198, a rise from 121 in 2009.
In particular, the tiger population in the south-western Bardia national park has risen from about 18 in 2009 to 50 this year.
Nepalese officials described the findings as a "milestone" in the bid to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, as agreed by the region's leaders at an international summit in 2010.
Wild tigers were assessed in the Terai Arch region
"Tigers are a part of Nepal's natural wealth and we are committed to ensuring these magnificent wild cats have the prey, protection and space to thrive," the director-general of Nepal's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Megh Bahadur Pandey, said.
Tens of thousands of Royal Bengal tigers, the most numerous subspecies of tiger, used to roam Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal, but their numbers have fallen dramatically in recent decades.
The tiger's massive decline is due to widespread deforestation, the shrinking of their habitat and loss of prey base, as well as illegal poaching and wildlife trade.
Earlier this year, a study by Cardiff University warned that Indian tigers could face extinction because of a collapse in the variety of their mating partners.
The study found that 93% of DNA variants found in tigers shot during the period of the British Raj are not present in tigers today.
Researchers say a loss of habitat has meant that tigers are no longer free to roam throughout the subcontinent, which in turn has restricted their gene pool.
In Nepal, officials have increased anti-poaching efforts in a bid to curb the illegal wildlife trade, aimed at strengthening protection for the species.
Annual Bulletin 2067 / 68
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Nepal to conduct Rhino census in March 2020
2 September 2019
Nepal government will conduct Rhino census in March next year. The government could not conduct planned Rhino census last year as the donor agencies failed to provide the funding they pledged for the same.
Officials of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) said that they have already allocated budget Rs 11 million for this purpose. Officials said that they will approach the donor agencies only if they fail to have enough budgets for the census.Rhinos are found in Chitwan, Parsa, Bardiya and Shuklaphanta national parks. The census would be carried out in these national parks simultaneously. DNPWC deputy director-general Ram Chandra Kandel said they have started preparations to conduct the rhino census beginning from March 14, 2020.Officials said that separate task forces will be formed at the national parks under the coordination of the chief conservation officer of the park concerned as part of the Rhino census.According to him, a separate committee would also be formed at the Department to this effect.
Kandel said a budget of around Rs 15 million is expected to be required for conducting the census in all the four national parks.The Department had not earmarked the budget under this heading last year. He said the rhino counting will take about one month in Chitwan national park while it may take for about a week to 10 days in other national parks.The highest number of rhinos is found in Chitwan. As per the census held in 2015, there were 645 rhinos throughout the country. Of the total number, 605 rhinos were counted in Chitwan national park alone. Many rhinos were swept away by the flood in Chitwan two years back while some of these pachyderms were found dead.
March 16, 2014
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March 03, 2014
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July 29, 2013
The number of wild tigers living in Nepal has increased by 63% to 198 since 2009, a government survey has shown. more>>>
Aug 28, 2014
Rhino population up.
MAY 05 2015
Rhino population has increased by 111 and reached 645 in the country.The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation announced this organising a press meeting here at Sauraha, Chitwan today. More>>>>
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