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Nepal’s Suklaphanta (Sook-lah-fahn-tah) Wildlife Reserve was once considered prime tiger habitat. In 2005, a population of 20-50 tigers had been confirmed to be living within the reserve. A sustainable population in this protected area is crucial for maintaining the genetic diversity of tigers in the region.

This year’s survey results showed a shocking decline in Suklaphanta’s tiger population – with 62 percent fewer than just three years ago. Officials identified poaching as the major cause of tigers disappearing from this protected area. Ironically, armed poachers have been photographed by the very equipment set up to capture tiger images.

- Read what WWF is doing to combat the Suklaphanta’s tiger crisis