Tag: #tiger conservation
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Nepal’s Tharu are tiger protectors
On World Tiger Day, a tribute to the indigenous people who have traditionally protected the habitat of the tiger
Does Nepal really have too many tigers?
The answer is no. We must learn to manage wildlife better.
People, tigers, trees and rivers
On World Tiger Day, a look at Nepal's intricate web of biodiversity and conservation
Saving tigers to save the economy
Every $1 spent on nature conservation can yield up to $6 in economic development
Conservation vs Conservatives
Nepal’s minister sees national parks as a gold mine, not as an ecosystem to be protected
Wildlife-people coexistence in Nepal national park
While farmers try to avoid encountering tigers, tourists want to encounter them
2 Nepal tiger reserves awarded
Two nature reserves in Nepal have been recognised for their success in involving local communities to conserve their tiger habitats. Bardia…
Unsung heroes of Nepal’s tiger recovery
Piprahar in Chitwan. Photos: MUNA THAPA/WWF NEPALNepal serves as a global tiger conservation success story. Despite a decade-long civil war,…
Rise in tiger numbers make leopards raid livestock
A leopard inside Chitwan National Park. All photos: SAGAR GIRIAs Nepal’s tiger population doubles in ten years, leopards are coming out of the…
Lax laws make Nepal haven for tiger poachers
Konjuk Lama was named in numerous seizures of tiger parts in Nepal and India, and was finally caught in Kathmandu on 25 June. But like high…
Close encounters with tigers in Nepal
6 January, 2004. It was a foggy and cold winter morning in the western Tarai. As secretary of the Gauri Community Forest User Group, Bhadai…
Tiger selfie is highest-ever sighting in Nepal
The tiger that shot itself with a motion detection camera in the forests of Dadeldhura recently.Never before has a wild tiger been spotted so…
Nepal tigers now number 235
The Nepal government announced the total number of wild tigers in the country had reached 235, nearly double of what it was in 2009. This means…
Sun striped shadows
Close encounters of a wild kind in Chitwan