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Strengthening tiger conservation initiatives in Parsa Wildlife Reserve, Nepal

The purpose of this project is to support the Government of Nepal in monitoring its tiger population and science-based conservation interventions, to assist in Nepals tiger population recovery efforts. The project will support the following objectives: (1) Enhance the Government of Nepals capacity to conduct tiger and prey base monitoring including the analysis of scientific data; (2) Conduct annual camera trapping and line transect surveys to estimate tiger and prey base density within the newly extended Parsa Wildlife Reserve; (3) Strengthen existing law enforcement interventions by providing park authorities with key data on tiger and prey base presence as well as threats based on monitoring results.