The rare Bengal tiger is threatened with extinction

Hundreds of conservationists have begun to survey the number of endangered Bengal tigers in Nepal and India.

Wildlife experts are monitoring images from hundreds of television sets located in protected areas in Tarai Arc Protected Area, a predominantly dense forest of about 950 km, in the survey. 4 months long.

"We are conducting a survey of tiger habitat and behavior. The results will help us identify the animal's familiar travel route" - Megh Bahadur Pandey, General Manager of Public Affairs National Park and Nepal Wildlife Conservation said.

Bengal tiger is threatened with extinction in Nepal and India

"In 2011 and before, we conducted a number of surveys in several national parks, but this is the first national survey in five years" - he said and said a survey. Similar observations are taking place in India.

"The survey results will enrich our understanding. If we find that the number is increasing, we will know why. In case of decline, the survey will help them. I develop effective strategies " - he said.

Ghanashyam Gurung, the conservation program director for Nepal at conservation group WWF said that for the first time officials from Nepal and India worked together to have a comprehensive picture.

"India and Nepal have conducted surveys without consulting each other. But this survey will give us information from both sides" - he told AFP - "The survey will allow them to I calculate the total tiger population of Bengal Royal living in the Tarai Arc Landscape, one of the world's largest tiger populations. "

The Wildlife Protection Fund (WWF) says that global tigers are at risk of extinction in the wild. Their numbers have dropped from 100,000 in the 1900s to 3,200 today. There are about 1,850 Bengal tigers living in nature, including about 1,400 in India and 150 in Nepal.