There were only 121 wild tigers in Nepal in 2009. Thanks to a major conservation plan signed by the country in 2010, the tiger population has since nearly tripled. Deforestation, human encroachment on habitats, and poaching threaten to wipe out tiger populations across Asia. But Nepal and 12 other countries signed a commitment in 2010 to double the population by 2022. Nepal is the only country to have met and exceeded that goal. The latest survey conducted this year counted 355 specimens. "We have succeeded in achieving an ambitious target...let all those involved in tiger conservation be thanked," said Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. But tigers are still under threat around the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were more than 100,000 tigers in the world, but only 3,200 individuals remained in 2010, a historic low. Source: https://www.sudouest.fr/societe/animaux/la-population-des-tigres-sauvages-du-nepal-a-presque-triple-en-12-ans-11806718.php