Tiger populations grow in India and Bhutan
The news comes as the world continues to grapple with the loss of species linked to climate change.
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The news comes as the world continues to grapple with the loss of species linked to climate change.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said Nepal had succeeded in establishing its identity as the leading country in the world in conservation of tiger and other rare wild animal species.
Project Tiger was launched by the Indira Gandhi government on April 1, 1973, in a bid to promote conservation of the tiger. It came at a time when the population of tigers in India was rapidly dwindling, reaching an all time low due to unfettered hunting and habitat loss.
KATHMANDU, July 29: President Ram Chandra Paudel has said tiger conservation would be significant for tourism promotion and economic development of Nepal.
Madhya Pradesh has firmly established itself as the ‘Tiger state’ reporting 785 tigers – the highest in the country - as per the All India Tiger Estimation-2022 detailed report released on Saturday, on the occasion of Global Tiger Day.