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Is there a chance that with these interventions that youre pushing the tiger population beyond whats sustainable for the size of the park? no. we are creating many water pond and grassland, particularly for the prey species and the tiger. we have sufficient space and prey density in the park, so we are managing the tigers in a sustainable way. that evening we see signs of the return of the tiger close to where were sleeping. just behind our camp, fresh tiger footprints have been found in the san...

You are watching bbc news. now its time for return of the tigers. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, its an honour, you know, its a privilege. its a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey spec...

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On the national park. yes. until now we have created 180 water ponds here. 50 water pond is with solar. is there a chance that with these interventions that youre pushing the tiger population beyond whats sustainable for the size of the park? no. we are creating many water pond and grassland, particularly for the prey species and the tiger. we have sufficient space and prey density in the park, so we are managing the tigers in a sustainable way. that evening we see signs of the return of the tig...

The census results show that tiger numbers here in nepal have more than doubled in the last ten years. the area where tigers were once hunted is now being managed so that they can recover and thrive. this grassland is cut and burnt and theres man—made waterholes here. its to attract the deer, the tigers main prey. before this area became a national park there was a village here. bishnu shrestra is the chief warden of bardiya national park. its a better environment for tigers. yes, yes. more sp...

That you are facing right now in this area? >> two major problems. one is we have hundreds of national guard men and women ready to come in. we have 200 on the ground now. they get stuck themselves. weve had to had rescues for the national guard, and our ambulances and our fire trucks and our state police, they also fall prey to the zero visibility, the blowing snow drifts, and its dangerous for anyone to be on the road. weve had hundreds of rescues of people from vehicles, but also the other cr...

It does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species.

King mahendra had fulfilled a time honoured obligation of a host in nepal and provided the royal party with a tiger to shoot. but there was more hunting to come. the next prey was a rhino. the rhino was also killed. hunting, poaching, and habitat loss has pushed tigers towards extinction. and that was the end of another animal. since the beginning of the 20th century, their numbers globally have dropped by more than 95%. but here in nepal there are signs of a remarkable recovery. the rangers are...

Amount of snow to ever fall in the state of new york in a 24-hour period hit one month ago. it seems like every monday we are breaking a new reports. it is extreme, dang are you and deadly. >> what is the biggest challenge you are facing? >> two major problems. one is we have hundreds of national guards men and women. we have 200 on the ground now. i need several hundred more. they get stuck themselves. weve had to have rescues for the national guard, ambulances, state police, they also fall pre...

An adult female tiger — we saw a lot of deer last night on the grassland and theres water here, so the footprints in the sand here lead all the way to the water. this camp is run by conservationist manoj gautam. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without a cost. and it has been costing the lives of people and so much more. the common area that the tigers and prey species and humanity shares is so tight. we head out into the villages just outside the parks boundaries,...