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• Nepal: Just who is the hunter here? by Nick Gordon February 02, 2002 There are fewer than 100 tigers left in Nepal. On a 'Save the Tiger' tour Nick Gordon fails to see one - and concludes that these solitary and endangered creatures should be left for as long as possible in the shadows where they belong (read article)
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• Nepal: Meeting the mountain guerrillas by Ben Westwood January 17, 2004 They carried guns - and took 'donations' - but Ben Westwood wasn't put off Nepal by the Maoists (read article)
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• Caution urged over Tiger Tops by Lynn Robson September 11, 2004 Holidaymakers planning a trip to Nepal have been advised to monitor Foreign Office advice and delay bookings to the exclusive Tiger Tops resort until its future becomes clearer. (read article)
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