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Tiger Highlights in year 2015.

This is an excellent article by WWF in which they summarize the progress of different countries in tiger conservation program
It includes, India, Russia, Indonesia, Bhutan, Nepal, and surprisingly China. Yes, China also get its wild tiger and China has since put tigers on their political agenda, with a plan for a full tiger census in 2016.

Nepal garnered worldwide recognition in 2014 when it became the first country to accomplish a full year of zero poaching for three of the world’s most iconic species – not a single tiger, rhino or elephant was poached. This year, Nepal’s tireless commitment to conservation work once again made history, when Chitwan National Park became the first site in the world to achieve Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) – the highest accolade in tiger conservation management a country can aspire to.

Nepal’s hard work is paying off; the last tiger survey showed an increase to 198 wild tigers, up from the 121 recorded in 2009. This small Himalayan country will next count its tigers in 2017.

If you love tiger and its conservation program then you must read this article
- See more at: http://tigers.panda.org/t2/tiger-highlights-2015 Reply