Nepali officials have briefed the international world about the huge leap in the conservation of tiger, one-horned rhino, vulture and other rare animal species.

During the 24^th Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, officials from the Forests and Environment Ministry informed the participating nations about achieving the commitments made by Nepal before the given time frame.

“We have made great achievements in meeting target of protected area (PA) coverage by 2020, increasing tiger population and benefitting the poor, indigenous and backward communities from bio diversity, among other conservation issues. We briefed the international community about the same,” said Dr Rajendra KC, Deputy Director General of Forest and Wildlife Conservation Division of the Ministry of Forests and Environment.

The latest tiger census report, released on National Conservation Day on September 23, showed Nepal has almost doubled the population of tiger in the last decade. The census put the number of big cats at 235, nearly double from the recorded 121 tigers in 2009, making Nepal the first country on track to meet the international goal of doubling the tiger population by 2022.