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A new national census puts Nepal's wild tiger population at 429, up from 121 in 2009 — one of the most successful tiger recoveries on the planet, and…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 24, 2026
Fifteen years ago, conservationists in Nepal were counting tigers in the hundreds — barely. The new National Tiger and Prey Base Survey, unveiled by the Ministry of Forests and Environment around World Tiger Day, puts the current number at 429 wild tigers…
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What this means for you For anyone booking a Nepal wildlife safari, the practical upshot is straightforward: sighting odds inside Chitwan and Bardiya are genuinely better than they were a decade ago, because there are genuinely more tigers to see, tracked and…
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