Kathmandu, July 29
The population of tigers has reached 429 in the country, as per the latest census. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment made public the recent tiger census today on the occasion of Global Tiger Day. Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, launched the Tiger Census Report-2026.
As per the census report, the population of tigers has reached 429 across the country, including 145 tigers in Chitwan National Park, 112 in Bardiya National Park, 71 in Parsa National Park, 51 in Banke National Park and 50 in Shuklaphanta National Park. It is said that the population of tigers has increased following improvements in protected areas and habitat in recent periods.
Tiger census is conducted every four years in Nepal. In the tiger census conducted in 2022, the number of tigers was 355 in the country. The highest population of tigers was in Chitwan National Park with 128, while 125 were in Bardiya National Park, 41 in Parsa National Park, 36 in Shuklaphanta National Park and 25 in Banke National Park in 2022.
The Ministry has been carrying out tiger census every four years since 2009. Nepal was home to 121 tigers in 2010, 198 in 2014 and 235 in 2018. Global Tiger Day is observed every year on July 29. With the rapid decline in tiger populations, the Tiger Summit held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2010 declared the observance of the Day on July 29 with an objective of stopping such situations and protecting their natural habitat.
