Global Tiger Day 2025 and Nepal’s Tiger Conservation Success

Global Tiger Day 2025 and Nepal’s Tiger Conservation Success

Global Tiger Day, also known as International Tiger Day, this day is celebrated every year on July 29 to raise awareness about the urgent need to protect tigers and their natural habitats. Moreover, this day serves as a powerful reminder of our collective responsibility to conserve one of the planet’s most iconic and endangered species.

Nepal is celebrating the International Tiger Day 2025 with various awareness programs focused on conserving the endangered Royal Bengal tiger across the country.

It was first observed in 2010 during the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit.  Leaders from 13 tiger range countries launched the historic TX2 initiative.  A global promise to double the wild tiger population by 2022. As a result, Bardia National Park in Nepal successfully won the title, doubling its tiger population. From 18 tigers in 2018 to 125 tigers in 2022, Nepal had a significant sevenfold rise in the tiger numbers.  That marked 2022 as a roaring year for tigers in Nepal.

According to the most recent tiger census report data from 2018, there are 355 tigers in the nation. 128 are located in Chitwan National Park, 125 in Bardia National Park, 41 in Parsa National Park, 25 in Banke National Park, and 36 in Shuklaphanta National Park.

Most recently, monitoring shows the Bengal tiger population in Shuklaphanta National Park has increased from 36 to 43. Senior Conservation Officer Chandra Sheshar Chaudhary said the survey followed Nepal’s Tiger and Prey Monitoring Protocol. He credited better habitat, sufficient prey, and effective management for the growth.

In 2013, Shuklaphanta National Park had only 16 Bengal tigers. By 2024, the number of adult tigers in Shuklaphanta had risen to 43. This included 21 males and 19 females, according to the park authority.

The previous year, the count was 36. Officials monitored the tigers using the camera trapping method from November 4 to December 25, 2024.

With the tiger population in Shuklaphanta rising from 36 to 43, the total number of tigers in Nepal has reached 362 in 2025.  Thus highlighting the country’s ongoing success in tiger conservation.

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