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Big Cat Makes a Comeback in Nepal, But Challenges Remain

Thanks to preservation efforts, the population of Nepal’s endangered Royal Bengal tigers has doubled.
Big Cat Makes a Comeback in Nepal, But Challenges Remain
Two Bengal Tigers play in the water at Taipei City in this file photo. The Bengal tiger exists in the highest numbers in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in Eastern India and Bangladesh. They can also be found in other areas of India as well as some parts of Nepal and Burma. Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images
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KATHMANDU, Nepal—Thanks to preservation efforts, the population of Nepal’s endangered Royal Bengal tigers has doubled.

On the day Nepal observed National Conservation Day, Sept. 23, wildlife officials in the capital city of Kathmandu announced that the country’s protected areas are now home to 235 tigers.

Deepak Adhikari
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