Parsa, Feb. 20 -- The tiger census in the Chitwan-Parsa complex has been completed, officials said.

Hemraj Acharya, conservation officer at Chitwan National Park, said cameras installed three weeks ago in the third block were removed on Thursday. The census began on December 16, with the complex divided into three blocks.

In the final phase, cameras were installed simultaneously in areas under Parsa National Park and in western and eastern sectors of Parsa, Bara and Makawanpur division forest offices.

The camera trap method was used for the count. This year, the survey covered both protected areas and large forest tracts outside the parks where tigers have been recorded.

Twelve camps were set up to install cameras at Shitalpur, Bhatha...