Tiger census Nepal
Tiger census Nepal begins this November, with authorities under pressure to deliver more than just numbers. After last year’s postponement due to lack of donor support, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation has finally allocated funds for both tiger and rhino counts. The tiger census Nepal is expected to last three months across Parsa, Chitwan, Banke, Bardiya, and Shuklaphanta National Parks. Rhinos will be counted in March 2025 in Chitwan, Parsa, Shuklaphanta, and Koshi Tappu.
Budgets reveal the truth: Rs 1.8 million earmarked, but actual tiger census Nepal costs exceed Rs 15 million. Rhino costs climb beyond Rs 20 million. Donors will be asked, again, to make up the gap. Numbers are important, but what matters more is how long they last in shrinking habitats. In 2022, Nepal recorded 335 tigers, but each survey risks becoming a ritual unless backed by political will. Counting is not conservation. Survival demands more than statistics—especially in a country where human ambition bites into forests daily. Read more in our cornerstone on political failure.
Based on Khabarhub, Nepal.
Photo via Wikipedia.
