Tigers sighted high in the hills. Wildlife experts wonder why they are moving north

Improved green cover, less disturbance in upper regions compared to the Tarai districts where they are facing habitat loss and decline in prey could be prompting tigers to move up.

A few years ago, there were anecdotal reports of sightings of a royal Bengal tiger in Dadeldhura, a hill district in the far west. Then in mid-2018, a tiger was spotted on camera in Beldangi of Jogbudha area of the district.