The counting of tigers in the Shuklaphanta National Park began on Tuesday. The tigers in the Park and its vicinity are being counted for the fifth time. 

A conservation officer at the Park, Purushottam Wagle, informed that the big cats would be enumerated with camera trapping methods. The tigers are counted every four years. This is the fifth time the count is going on. 

A survey will be conducted in the Park and its vicinity where a total 520 automated cameras have been installed by identifying the tigers' trail.

A 77-member technical team has been mobilized for this task. Even the elephants would be used for easing the count. The workforce carries out its duty through 11 camps. 

The last survey held in 2022 had recorded 36 tigers in the Park which covers 305 square kilometer area. The number of big cats is expected to have increased since then.