Nepal begins national tiger census today

Aim is not only to count big cats but also to understand habitat quality, prey availability and human pressures, official says.

As majestic as it is rare, the Bengal tiger stands at the centre of Nepal’s conservation success story. The country will launch its fifth national tiger census on Tuesday, using advanced scientific methods and more than 2,300 automated camera traps across key tiger habitats to determine the current tiger population in Nepal.