Dhakal said that there was a similar survey in India and the results from both countries will be published later in 2013. “It will take a few more months for India, which now has 1,300 big cats in several huge protected areas, to finish the survey,” he added. Nepal says it will double its own population of tigers by the year 2022 from 121 in 2009 to 242. Diwakar Chapagain said tiger skins are popular in Tibet, where rich people use them as festival costumes. In Nepal, kings used to stand on tiger skins for special occasions. Some rich Nepali have tiger heads on the walls of their living rooms. Tiger bones are in high demand for use in traditional Chinese medicine. Chapagain said people can make a lot of money selling tiger skins and bones illegally.
When will India finish its tiger survey?
In 2013 Once all its 1,300 tigers are in protected areas Once its tiger population doubles In 2016