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This is why you should visit Chitwan National Park Royal Bengal Tiger in Chitwan National Park Chitwan national park is the last reminiscent of the jungle that once spread from the foothills of the Himalayas till the Gangatic plains. Massive deforestation, migration and hunting in the last centuries limited it to the 935 sq km area. The habitat lost and poaching put some of the precious wildlife species in the verge of extension. So let's look into the historical facts about the depletion. For long time the jungle was ground for recreational hunting for Mughal elites and nobles. With the introduction of modern weapons, it got worse in the time of British reign. According to historian Mahesh Rangarajan, “over 80,000 tigers…were slaughtered in 50 years from 1875 to 1925. After ascending the throne in 1911, King George V and his retinue travelled north to Nepal, slaying 39 tigers in 10 days. Colonel Geoffrey Nightingale shot more than 300 tigers in India. Thousands of Tigers