with fewer than 4,000 wild tigers left in the world, every tiger counts. the census results show that tiger numbers here in nepal have more than doubled in the last ten years. the area where tigers were once hunted is now being managed so that they can recover and thrive. this grassland is cut and burnt and there s man made waterholes here. it s to attract the deer, the tigers main prey. before this area became a national park there was a village here. bishnu shrestra is the chief warden of bardiya national park. it s a better environment for tigers. yes, yes. more spaces, more tiger numbers.
with fewer than 4,000 wild tigers left in the world, every tiger counts. the census results show that tiger numbers here in nepal have more than doubled in the last ten years. the area where tigers were once hunted is now being managed so that they can recover and thrive. this grassland is cut and burnt and there s man made waterholes here. it s to attract the deer, the tigers main prey. before this area became a national park there was a village here. bishnu shrestra is the chief warden of bardiya national park. it s a better environment for tigers. yes, yes. more spaces,
while tigers left in the world, every tiger counts. the census results show that tiger numbers here in nepal have more than doubled in the last ten years. the area where tigers were once hunted is now being managed so that they can recover and thrive. this grassland is cut and burnt and there s man made waterholes here. it s to attract the deer, the tigers main prey. before this area became a national park there was a village here. bishnu shrestra is the chief warden of bardiya national park. it s a better environment for tigers. yes, yes.
bishnu shrestra is the chief warden of bardiya national park. it s a better environment for tigers. yes, yes. more spaces, more tiger numbers. and you re also looking at water sources, increasing water sources 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 pool and grassland, particularly for the prey species and the tiger.
bishnu shrestra is the chief warden of bardiya national park. it s a better environment for tigers. yes, yes. more spaces, more tiger numbers. and you re also looking at water sources, increasing water sources 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 pool and grassland, particularly for the prey species and the tiger.