In 2010, the Himalayan nation of Nepal was one of 13 countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by 2022. Nepal is now the only country to have.
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.
grass for their cow. samjhana heard the story from those who were there. the government pays around us$8,000 in compensation to tiger victims families. but because samjhana s mother in law was inside the national park, she has been told she doesn t qualify for it. she is still fighting for some kind of financial help this is the tiger
the chief warden s office. this tiger killed one human in the last year in the rajipurarea, so we captured and kept in this tiger holding cage. how do you know it s the right tiger? we closely monitor through camera in the incident area, after identification, we captured and put it in holding cage. do you do that because there is pressure from the community? or is there a real threat that once a tiger has killed a human, that they will attack again? there is a chance to attack the human again, by the tiger, if the tiger killed one person previously. so, this tiger has been here for one year now. you can see it s not happy about being in captivity. what is the plan the long term plan for this tiger? we have ordered a satellite collar for this tiger.
the community demanding authorities do more to protect them. the protests turned violent. police opened fire on the crowd, killing an 18 year old girl and injuring others, sparking further outrage. the community lives in terror. so, there is a price that the community has paid for the world to rejoice with the news that nepal has successfully doubled its tiger numbers. when a tiger kills a human, authorities track them down and take them captive. 16 people have been killed by a tiger in nepal in the last 12 months. is being held behind