How Nepal Doubled its Tiger Population


“If we protect one tiger, all the landscape is protected,” says a park warden in Nepal whose job is to ensure the longevity of the tiger population--and it has worked. In the last ten years, the Bengal tiger population in Nepal has doubled. By working to balance the ecosystem through protecting surrounding animals and vegetation, the balanced ecosystem approach has allowed the tiger population to thrive, while also supporting tourism revenue in local economies.

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