Lumbini, Dec. 16 -- As majestic as it is rare, the Bengal tiger stands at the centre of Nepal's conservation success story. The country will launch its fifth national tiger census on Tuesday, using advanced scientific methods and more than 2,300 automated camera traps across key tiger habitats to determine the current tiger population in Nepal.

The census, conducted once every four years, is being coordinated by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation in collaboration with the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), WWF Nepal, the Zoological Society of London and other partners. The exercise will cover around 8,400 square kilometres and is expected to continue until mid-March, 2026.

According to the department,...