Nepal says its tiger population has almost doubled from 2009
Source: AP News
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The number of tigers roaming the jungles of Nepal has nearly doubled because of initiatives from the government, conservationists and local authorities who have worked for years to increase the tiger population in the Himalayan nation, an official said Sunday.
Gopal Prakash Bhattarai of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation said that the latest tiger count showed there were 235 tigers in the jungles — almost twice as many as the 121 that were found in 2009.
“Even the nation’s prime minister is involved and he heads the National Tiger Conservation Committee,” Bhattarai said, adding that there has been better security in the conservation areas and awareness among the people living near these locations.
Leaders of nations with tiger populations had met in 2010 and pledged to double the number by 2022.
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From https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/nov/24/tiger-summit-vladimir-putin
Millions promised to protect tigers at summit attended by Vladimir Putin, Wen Jiabao, Leonardo DiCaprio and Naomi Campbell, but campaigners remain unconvinced
Jonathan Watts
Wed 24 Nov 2010 09.55 EST
Vladimir Putin (right), Madhav Kumar (centre) and Sheikh Hasina – the prime ministers of Russia, Nepal and Bangladesh – at the International Tiger Forum. Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
The world's first tiger summit wrapped up today with lingering concerns about the fate of the endangered predator despite donor pledges of almost $330m (£208m) aimed at making the great cat worth more alive than dead.
The high-profile conservation conference called by Russian president Vladimir Putin and World Bank chief Robert Zoellick mobilised political, financial and celebrity support behind a goal of doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022.
Celebrities, including film star Leonardo DiCaprio – who pledged $1m of his own money – and supermodel Naomi Campbell rubbed shoulders with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao and leading conservationists at the event in St Petersburg.
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