on the national park. yes. until now we have created 180 water ponds here. 50 water pond is with solar. is there a chance that with these interventions that you re pushing the tiger population beyond what s sustainable for the size of the park? no. we are creating many water pond and grassland, particularly for the prey species and the tiger. we have sufficient space and prey density in the park, so we are managing the tigers in a sustainable way. that evening we see signs of the return of the tiger close to where we re sleeping. just behind our camp, fresh tiger footprints have been found in the sand here. we think they are from an adult female tiger we saw a lot of deer last night
it is oh my god, what a majestic creature is that? ! and the otherfeeling is oh my god, am i dead? so, that s the type of feeling you get when you encounter when you encounter a tiger. so, being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour. it s a privilege to be part of something that is really big, you know. so, what are you looking for on this patrol? i mean, like, we re looking for any illegal encroachment of people or domestic animals. these are the basic things that we look at while we re on patrol. do you have the power to shoot? 0nly only if we have any life threatening encounters with the wild animals or it is the poachers. but that is the last resort. that is the last thing we would want to do. just outside the national park, indigenous leader bhadai tharu patrols his community forest. it s part of a key corridor that allows tigers to move between protected areas in nepal and neighbouring
for the soldiers, the challenge is to keep the peace. we are the mediators, so it s our duty to bring peace between two species. and so, it s both i would say the protection of the tiger is our responsibility, but at the same time, protection of civilians is also our main responsibility.
this is the tiger that is believed to have killed her mother in law and two other people, now behind bars in kathmandu zoo. right now, the national park is actively trying to increase the tiger population how do you feel about that? protests broke out injune, after a leopard attacked villagers a week after a woman was killed by a tiger. the community demanding authorities do more to protect them.
into the park together. i m looking for tiger and leopard this is the track they will come to the river to drink. and sometimes we get also the elephant. susila takes us to a spot near the river, and after hours of waiting, a tiger suddenly appears. it is magnificent to see a male tiger walking along here, one of over 100 tigers now here in bardiya national park, part of a growing tiger population here in nepal. it is definitely something to be celebrated, because, as we know,