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| Smith, J.L.D.; McDougal, C.; Gurung, B.; Shrestha, N.; Shrestha, M.; Allendord, T.D.; Joshi, A.; Dhakal, N. | |
| Securing the future for Nepal's tigers: lessons from the past and present | |
| 2010 Book Chapter | |
In this chapter, we review the history of tigers in Nepal beginning with the early years of tiger hunting by Nepal's rulers through the malaria eradication program that permanently altered the tiger's habitat. We then briefly sketch the natural history and ecology of tigers, based on 34 years of research in Chitwan National Park. This background sets the stage to examine the recent history of tiger conservation, which has shifted from a protected area to a metapopulation framework. This conceptual shift from populations to a group of interacting populations has enlarged the scale of conservation to a landscape perspective. |
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