Status of Tiger Conservation in Nepal

International Tiger Day is celebrated every year on 29^th July. Below I present Status of Tiger Conservation in Nepal, so that all eco members can know situation here in Nepal.

Panthera tigris is accepted as the symbol of novel being, strength and courage and is the largest cat (feline) species. They have dark vertical stripes on reddish- orange fir with a muscular body, strong forelimbs, big head, and a tail which is half of size of body. The size differs on male and female. There are 6 sub species out of which Bengal Tiger is mostly found in Nepal. As of 2018 there were 235 tigers living in forests of Nepal.

Threats to Tigers in Nepal:

-          Illegal poaching

-          Prey depletion

-          Habitat degradation

-          Fragmentation

Status of tiger population in Nepal:

The chitwan National Park has the maximum tiger followed by Bardiya National park.

Pie chart shows Percent of tiger population in protected areas (National Parks) in Nepal

Source: Nepali Sansar, 2020

Conservation Works:

Aster the end of Rana regime in 1950s and eradication of malaria during mid 1950s, Chitwan was opened to outsiders. Thousands of people came from mis hills and forest was cleared for settlement and agriculture. Due to these significant decrease in number was found during 1970s. So, Late King Mahendra announced southern part of chitwan as Mahendra Mriga Kunj. Then National park and wildlife conservation act 2029 was enacted and Chitwan National Park was established with aim of protecting wildlife population. Bardia National Park and other NP were also established. Government of Nepal with collaboration with WWF launched various research on tiger and prey species. After establishment of Buffer zone program locals too participated in conservation efforts. Through this collaborative actions Nepal is now successful in efforts to double tiger population. The protection and conservation strategies achieved goals of tiger protection.

Thank you!

Infographics source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepalisansar.com%2Fgovernment%2Finternational-tiger-day-2019-nepal-ahead-of-world-countries-in-tiger-population%2F&psig=AOvVaw27A4FsnvkQdxzkykwjtrH-&ust=1596081405451000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCNifo9_I8eoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAY