January 17, 2025
Nepal’s prime minister worries about rising tiger numbers and human-tiger conflicts
Listen to the article Nepal has been widely praised for its successful conservation efforts, which have led to a significant increase in the country’s tiger population. However, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has raised concerns about the growing number of tigers, suggesting that Nepal may have too many. At an event reviewing the country’s COP29 results last month, Oli said: “In such a small country, we have more than 350 tigers… We cannot have so many tigers and let them eat people.” Government data shows that tiger attacks resulted in nearly 40 deaths and 15 injuries between 2019 and 2023,
