GOVT REPORTS INCREASE IN TIGER POPULATION BUT IS IT VALID- NEPAL

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) has reported tiger population in Nepal has increased to 176 after the recently conducted survey in Bardiya National Park and ShuklaPhata Wildlife Reserve, which recorded 21 tigers.  The 2010 census already reported 155 tigers in the country. The total tiger population of 176 is based on the previous counts rather than simultaneous survey.
29, 30 July
Nagrik, Kantipur