On 29 July 2019, Global Tiger Day, Nepal announced that its 2018 national tiger survey had estimated 235 wild tigers, up from around 121 in 2009. Nepal was on track to become the first country to double its tiger population under the TX2 goal agreed in St Petersburg in 2010.
In short: Tigers live in five protected areas in Nepal's lowlands, with the most in Chitwan and Bardia. The count rose to 355 in 2022 and 429 in 2026.
How tigers are counted
Rangers and scientists install hundreds of camera traps across the parks and corridors and identify individual tigers by their unique stripes.
See tigers
Sightings are never guaranteed, but Bardia and Chitwan offer the best chances. See tigers in Nepal.