The technology is a globally preferred method in the wildlife management for tracking down the movement of the animals by installing cameras deep inside the jungle where they habitat and the areas where they roam around.The National Park has used the high-tech cameras for monitoring the movement of this endangered wild cat to estimate their population numbers, shared Ramchandra Kandel, Chief Conservation Officer at the Chitwan National Park.
"The camera trapping technology is so reliable that it takes picture of the tigers automatically once these animals come across the place where the cameras are installed. Also, there is slimmest chance of capturing the same tiger in another camera as the experts later examine and assess the footstep of the tigers," added another conversationalist Prakash Shrestha.
"The formulation of a special strategy aiming to contribute in conserving tigers is also in offing," informed Phadindraraj Kharel, Director General of the Wildlife Department in the National Park.
Various wildlife related organizations have also mobilized technicians in several places in the Park to monitor tigers and their habitat.
As per the last tiger census in 2013, there are altogether 198 Royal Bengal Tigers in Nepal, of which Chitwan National Park alone houses 120 such tigers.
A statistics shows that there are altogether 3,200 Royal Bengal Tigers in the world. RSS
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