In 2018 file photo, a group of Nepali women take part in a community anti-poaching patrol to protect tigers in Bardia National Park, some 500km southwest of Kathmandu. —AFP
Nepal has shown such tremendous progress over the years that now it has more Bengal tigers than the entire Bengal region, after which these big cats are named. Currently, the Bengal region, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal of India, has 203 tigers in its forests, a number which is nowhere near to Nepal's booming tiger count.
In addition, Nepal has pioneered in functional and robust habitat management. It has expanded the border of key tiger habitats, clearing the way for the tigers to roam around freely with a tolerable tiger density. Nepal has also strengthened its forest authority's capacity to help them play a vital role in meeting the TX2 goal by allocating more budget, manpower, and modern equipment.
A 2010 study found that the tigers on the Bangladesh side of the Sundarbans were about half the weight of other wild Bengal tigers, indicating a lack of sufficient prey species in the Sundarbans. The Nepal model may help address this issue as well. Besides, this model may also help Bangladesh in ensuring an effective habitat management for both the tigers and the prey species.
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