Dear ECOLOGers Though the tiger numbers throughout the world are decreasing, in Nepal, the tigers are increasing. Thanks to the Nepalese government and the non governmental conservation agencies for their strong commitments and efforts to protect this iconic species, however people surrounding the tiger habitats in Nepal are loosing due to this magnificent species the tigers in the form of livestock depredation and human casualties (directly) and crop loss by the prey of tigers (indirectly). Economic losses are mostly borne by farmers/pastoralist who are the poorest people in the world, while benefit from tiger conservation are bagged to hoteliers, restaurant owners and other tourism entrepreneurs. Federation University (Australia) is doing a research to establish an equitable benefit sharing mechanism between different stakeholders of the tiger conservation. To support this research project we are gathering fund through crowd funding. Please see the link below and help this *People and Tiger* project in Nepal. Please also spread the link to your network.
https://www.chuffed.org/project/nepal-tigers With best regards -- Babu Ram Bhattarai (Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Nepal) Currently at Federation University Australia
