Wildlife & Nature
Nepal's 2026 national census counted a record 429 wild tigers, up from 355 in 2022 and 121 in 2009 — a rare conservation comeback.
By Maya Rai · Jul 19, 2026
In 2009, when Nepal ran its first serious camera-trap count of wild tigers, the number that came back was 121. Nobody expected what happened next: by 2022, that figure had climbed to 355 — nearly tripling in thirteen years, inside a country smaller than the…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Our guides who work the buffer zones around Chitwan will tell you the tiger comeback isn't free. A near-tripling of a large predator's population inside one of the most densely farmed river valleys in Asia means more tigers moving through community forests…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Plan your trek
NMA-certified guides · permits sorted · 5,000+ treks since 1998.
$455 pp
Free guide
Permits, costs, seasons and routes — the essentials we send every traveller, plus a free, no-obligation trip quote.
↑ Swipe up
Read the full report and grab the free Nepal Trek Insider Guide — or ask our Pokhara team for a tailored, no-obligation quote.
Read more & get the free guide Plan my trip — free quote Browse Chitwan Jungle Safari — 3 Days