Kathmandu, Nepal
The Government of Nepal has decided to provide an additional ten million rupees for tiger conservation in Nepal. The decision was taken at a meeting called today by Rt. Honorable Jhalanath Khanal, Prime Minister of Nepal, with the government agencies and conservation organisations, including WWF Nepal, working on tiger conservation to mark Global Tiger Day. At the meeting, the Prime Minister of Nepal was also briefed on the current status of tigers in the wild.
The National Tiger Conservation Committee (NTCC) meeting was called for the first time since the Prime Minister took up office; the NTCC was originally established under the chairmanship of ex-Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to combat tiger poaching and illegal trade at the national level.
Important decisions taken at the meeting included formulation of the new work plan of NTCC and strengthening strategies to curb illegal wildlife trade, use of scientific tools to aid tiger conservation, undertaking periodic review and update of the National Tiger Recovery Program, and establishment of a Tiger Conservation Cell within Nepal Police. The meeting also decided to expand the organizational structure of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.
The National Tiger Conservation Committee (NTCC) meeting was called for the first time since the Prime Minister took up office; the NTCC was originally established under the chairmanship of ex-Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to combat tiger poaching and illegal trade at the national level.
Important decisions taken at the meeting included formulation of the new work plan of NTCC and strengthening strategies to curb illegal wildlife trade, use of scientific tools to aid tiger conservation, undertaking periodic review and update of the National Tiger Recovery Program, and establishment of a Tiger Conservation Cell within Nepal Police. The meeting also decided to expand the organizational structure of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.
In a separate event organized in Chitwan district in the Terai Arc Landscape-Nepal, representatives of political parties from the district, government line agencies, conservation partners, media, and community-based organizations discussed on tiger conservation measures to be taken in Chitwan National Park – the area that hosts the highest number of tigers in Nepal. At the event, political parties expressed their commitment for tiger conservation with key focus on habitat management, control over poaching and illegal trade, conservation of prey species, and establishment of a relief fund for victims of human-wildlife conflict.
Source: www.wwfnepal.org
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