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Mongabay (mongabay@mastodon.green)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2024 19:52:31 JST Mongabay
- Abhaya Raj Joshi
A fatal tiger attack occurred near a sugarcane field in Nepal in August, raising concerns about tigers using sugarcane farms as refuge.
Sugarcane cultivation in Nepal has expanded significantly, from 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) in 1961 to 62,500 hectares (155,000 acres) in 2022, primarily in the Terai region where tiger populations have also grown.
By @Arj
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/as-in-india-tigers-in-nepal-may-seek-refuge-in-sugarcane-fields/
#News #Environment #Conservation #Tigers #Wildlife
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1. As in India, tigers in Nepal may seek refuge in sugarcane fields
  
  from abhayarajjoshi
  
  KATHMANDU — On the morning of Aug. 1 in Dodhara-Chandani, a town on the banks of Mahakali, which serves as the western border between Nepal and India, a 23-year-old woman was attacked and killed by a tiger while working next to a sugarcane field. The big cat emerged from the sugarcane field and struck a […]

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