From: 101 East
Tigers and rhinos were poached to near extinction in Nepal – now their numbers are on the rise. We ask them how they did it and at what cost.
By the 1960s, Nepal’s one-horned rhino population had plummeted to less than 100 as poachers threatened it with extinction.
Yet the latest rhino census in Nepal reveals something remarkable: the number of rhinos has risen to 752.
This increase is attributed to one of the toughest anti-poaching approaches in the world, combined with innovative community conservation efforts.
And this success is not limited to rhinos – the Himalayan nation is on track to triple its tiger population by 2022.
101 East investigates one of Asia’s greatest conservation success stories and questions whether it is sustainable.