Mongabay<p>A fatal tiger attack occurred near a sugarcane field in Nepal in August, raising concerns about tigers using sugarcane farms as refuge.</p><p>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.</p><p>By <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@Arj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Arj</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/as-in-india-tigers-in-nepal-may-seek-refuge-in-sugarcane-fields/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/08/as-i</span><span class="invisible">n-india-tigers-in-nepal-may-seek-refuge-in-sugarcane-fields/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Tigers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tigers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a></p>