The long-term tiger monitoring project using camera traps kicked off on September 18, 2024, for the 2024-25 season. This year, the focus is on the western buffer zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. With an increase in tiger activity and human-tiger conflicts in this area, the goal is to understand...
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Tiger Monitoring Season 2024-25 Begins
21.09.24 04:06 AM - Comment(s)
Nepal Tiger Trust Technicians Helping Capture Problem Tiger
08.08.24 03:36 AM - Comment(s)
Figure 1: Problem tiger attacking technicians trying to dart and capture it
Early morning along the Narayani River in Beltandi, near the town of Bharatpur, a tiger attacked a man. The Nepal Tiger Trust technicians assisted with pugmark identification, while Chitwan National Park authorities used a dr...
Meghauli Pothi: The Female Tigress
28.07.24 02:17 AM - Comment(s)
Figure 1: Meghauli Pothi June 2017. Individual tiger is identified using stripe patterns
Meghauli Pothi was born in August 2014 and has been closely monitored since then. She has exhibited remarkable reproductive success and over her 10-year lifespan, she has given birth to three litters, total...
How Nepal Tiger Trust Technicians Helps Identify and Capture Problem Tiger
23.06.24 03:38 AM - Comment(s)
A tiger had entered the Meghauli village and killed five different goats. The Nepal Tiger Trust technicians first responders helped identify the predator and assisted park authorities in capturing and removing the tiger from the area.
Long Term Tiger Monitoring Project
02.05.20 10:25 AM - Comment(s)
The Long-Term Tiger Monitoring (LTTM) project was initiated in 1980 by Dr. Charles McDougal to understand the population dynamics, life histories, and reproduction of tigers living in an area of approximately 100² km in the western end of Chitwan National Park. Funded by the International Trust for ...