in the wild to fully appreciate them, she says. so, we head back 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.
to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species.
king mahendra had fulfilled a time honoured obligation of a host in nepal and provided the royal party with a tiger to shoot. but there was more hunting to come. the next prey was a rhino. the rhino was also killed. hunting, poaching, and habitat loss has pushed tigers towards extinction. and that was the end of another animal. since the beginning of the 20th century, their numbers globally have dropped by more than 95%. but here in nepal there are signs of a remarkable recovery. the rangers are taking part in a nationwide tiger census.
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 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
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 on the grassland and there s water here, so the footprints in the sand here lead all the way to the water.