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Nepal refuge tiger population declines (Moldova.org) |
U.S. conservationists say they are alarmed by the dramatic decline in Bengal tigers in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal.The World Wildlife Fund said the refuge once boasted among the highest densities of the endangered species in the eastern Himalayas. An April survey of the 117-square-mile refuge, however, showed a population of 6-14 tigers, down from 20-50 tigers found during 2005.The …
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