Nepal's tiger population increased from 121 individuals in 2009 to an estimated 235 in 2018, nearly doubling in nine years.
Sources
- Ocho especies que se están recuperando (worldwildlife.org)
- https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/new-survey-results-show-nepal-is-on-track-to-double-its-tiger-population-by-2022/ (news.mongabay.com)
- https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/09/nepal-set-to-become-first-country-to-double-wild-tiger-population/ (weforum.org)
- https://iucn.org/news/202207/nepal-achieves-global-commitment-double-tiger-1 (iucn.org)
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