Tiger population count starts in national parks and wildlife reserves

Kathmandu / Dec 9: The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) has started a census of tiger population in two national parks and a wildlife reserve.

The Department is starting the count of tiger population in Bardiya National Park, Banke National Park and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve as part of its annual programme.

Department’s Assistant Ecologist, Rishi Ranabhat, said the annual official count was being carried out in order to check if the tiger population has declining or increasing. He added that the census would help bring out a clear picture of the tigers’ situation.

“We hold the census of tiger population in national parks and wildlife reserves every year and this count is being undertaken under this programme,” Ranabhat shared.

The Department will hold official counts of tiger population in other national parks and wildlife reserves soon. The national census held in 2013 had counted the tiger population in Nepal at 198. RSS