Country Snapshot - Nepal
Draft for Public Consultations in Preparation for the "Global Tiger Workshop"
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TCL - Tiger Conservation Landscapes
Status of National Tiger Action Plan
Available: Yes
Approval date: 2007
Approval authority: Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal
Revision expected: Yes
Key Tiger-Related Statistics
Estimated number of tigers: about 350 *
* Estimated number of ADULT tigers, source: 2009 IUCN Red List http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15955/0
Subspecies: Bengal Tiger
Number of Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCLs) identified: 4
Area of TCL: 11,455 km2
Area of TCL under protection: 3,255 km2
Priority Issues and Actions
(from Existing National Tiger Action Plan and/
or Other Sources)
- Improvement in wildlife legislation
- Improvement in wildlife crime control
- Strengthening community-based management
- Amelioration of human-wildlife conflicts
- Establishment of forest connectivity
- Livestock management
- Developing framework for tiger monitoring
- Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
- Habitat restoration for tigers and prey
- Trans-boundary cooperation with India
- Public awareness on tiger trade bans
Key National Stakeholders
Main Government Agencies: Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Forests, Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation
Main Non-governmental Groups: National Trust for Nature Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Nepal, Resources Himalayas, World Wildlife Fund
Country Membership
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Yes
Global Tiger Forum: Yes
Opportunities for Early Action
- Restoration of forest corridors through community forestry
- Strengthening PA management capacity, infrastructure and equipment
- Building capacities for detection of trafficking and trade
- Developing ecotourism projects around PAs
Comment by GTI Admin of Global Tiger Initiative
November 12, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
We are aware of the recent census, but for purposes of consistency have decided to use the 2009 IUCN Red List numbers for the time being. These estimates are likely to be updated for Nepal in early 2010.
Comment by Jan Stipala
March 16, 2010 @ 8:19 pm
Your maps are difficult to interpret – it’s not clear which shades of green represent tiger distribution or potential habitat. Pick something bold or more contrasting.
Comment by Hemanta Kafley of University of Oxford
November 12, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
Estimated number of Tigers in Nepal is recently (August 2009) updated (121)through an intensive landscape level census carried out during 2008-2009. It might be useful to update in this website as well for providing precise and updated information to the website visitors. Thanks