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Political instability poses serious threats in several key tiger areas - sometimes making it impossible to discover population, prey and habitat viability status.
Although hailed as a conservation model, the
Terai Arc Landscape programme in Nepal is under
threat from insurgents. Many years of commendable conservation efforts are at risk of being undone due to clashes between rebels and security forces, and the general lawlessness that prevails in some key tiger habitats.