Unyielding

Tiger population grows 355% in Nepal

“The number of wild tigers in Nepal has reached 429, up from an estimated 121 in 2009,” reports The Doomslayer.

The growth of the tiger population “is concentrated almost entirely in the country’s newer national parks,” while their population has stagnated in older parks. That is due to “invasive weeds” such as bitter vine “degrading grazing land in the older parks”, and “better water infrastructure” in the new parks attracting tigers there.

The growth of the tiger population is pushing some leopards into villages: “As tigers expand and displace leopards from core habitat, leopards are pushed into human settlements  in search of food, a problem that still needs to be addressed.”

Nepal is a country famous for having the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, which is 29,032 feet high.  Half of the world’s mountains taller than 25,000 feet are in Nepal.

Thailand’s tiger population has more than tripled.

India has doubled its tiger population, even as its population and economy have grown rapidly.

The snow leopard population has doubled in Kazakhstan.

An endangered flat-headed cat was recently discovered.

Amur leopards are making a comeback in Russia’s Far East, growing five-fold in number

Hans Bader

Hans Bader practices law in Washington, D.C. After studying economics and history at the University of Virginia and law at Harvard, he practiced civil-rights, international-trade, and constitutional law. He also once worked in the Education Department. Hans writes for CNSNews.com and has appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” Contact him at hfb138@yahoo.com

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