Conservationists blame 'global Mafia' for decline in Bengal tigers

A ccording to Anil Manandhar, Country Representative, WWF Nepal, "In the absence of any reported tiger poaching case (by the park authorities during 2004-06), we felt that reduced sampling could have been a reason for this observed decline and ...

ET This Bengal tiger was photographed as part of a camera trap survey in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal. The survey, conducted largely by the World Wildlife Fund, suggests poaching is to blame for the population's recent dramatic decline. ...

T he survey conducted in April 2008, showed a population of between 6-14 tigers, down from 20-50 tigers in 2005. Nepalese officials have identified poaching as perhaps the major cause of tigers disappearing from this protected area. What is ironical ...