Sixty Cameras Used for Tiger Census Go Missing in Chitwan-Parsa Complex

Chitwan. Sixty cameras used in the tiger census in the Chitwan and Parsa National Park complex have gone missing.

Avinash Thapa Magar, Information Officer of Chitwan National Park, stated that out of 85 cameras, 60 are missing and 25 are damaged. He mentioned that a total of 1,780 cameras were used in Chitwan and Parsa National Parks.

The tiger census, which began on Poush 3, concluded on Thursday. According to Thapa Magar, the two national parks were divided into one complex, and this complex was further divided into three blocks for the tiger census. The census was conducted across 958 grids within this complex. Thapa Magar reported that 85 cameras used in those grids experienced problems.

He added that the work involved placing cameras for 17 nights in one block. Each grid covered an area of two square kilometers. In the tiger census conducted in Nepal in 2022, the data released showed there were 355 adult tigers. In that census, 128 tigers were found in Chitwan, 125 in Bardia National Park, 25 in Banke National Park, 41 in Parsa, and 36 in Shuklaphanta.