Things are certainly looking up in the battle to save Bengal tigers from extinction in the wild. The wild tigers living in Nepal has grown by 63% in the four years since the last tiger"census" was taken in 2OO9 according to a survey released mid-year by the Nepalese government. There are now almost 200 tigers across a ooo km area of Nepal and India VVhile the animals continue to face threats from poaching and diminishing natural habitat South Asian governments have committed to doubling tiger numbers(estimated around 3,20o) by 2022-the next Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac.