Nepal is now home to 429 wild tigers, up from 355 in 2022 and 121 in 2010, The Himalayan Times reports. The figures come from a national census carried out between December 2025 and July 2026.
Around 1,100 camera traps were placed across three landscapes, with 250 people surveying each grid for at least 15 nights. Chitwan National Park has the most tigers, with 145, followed by Bardiya with 112.
Nepal was the first country to meet the pledge made by tiger nations in 2010 to double their populations. Globally, wild tigers have risen from roughly 3,200 to more than 5,300. WWF Nepal described the result as a collective conservation achievement, shared by rangers, researchers and the communities who live alongside the big cats.
Source: The Himalayan Times