Nepal's newest national parks drive tiger recovery, but new concerns arise
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Nepal's wild tiger population reached a record 429, nearly quadrupling from 16 years ago and exceeding the country's 2010 international pledge to double tiger numbers by 2022. The youngest national parks (Banke, Parsa, Shuklaphanta) are driving nearly all the growth, with Chitwan still leading in raw numbers.
Growth is uneven across parks; older reserves like Bardiya declined 10%, and the reintroduction of displaced leopards into human settlements presents an emerging conflict risk.
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