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On February 8, 1887, the Dawes Act, also known as the General Allotment Act, was passed by Congress. This Act ultimately allowed the Federal government to legally seize and break up tribal lands. This act was one of the pivotal pieces of the American Government’s attack on Native people and continuation of settler colonialism.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba announced the conservation success Friday morning, according to a news release from the World Wildlife Fund.

Nepal’s National Tiger and Prey Survey 2022 found there are now 355 wild tigers in the country, a 190% increase since 2009.

The exhaustive survey covered 18,928 square kilometers – more than 12% of the country – and required 16,811 days of field staff time.

Ginette Henley, senior vice president for wildlife conservation at the World Wildlife Fund-US, told CNN the announcement represents a major win for conservationists and tigers alike.

“Tigers in Nepal and everywhere else that they live in Asia, about 10 countries, were on a steady decline because of two key reasons,” said Henley. “The most immediate reason was poaching for the illegal animal trade. The second reason was loss of habitat.”

“In 2010, it was clear we were going to lose tigers unless we made a concerted effort to turn things around.” Governments of countries home to tigers then set a goal to double the number of wild tigers by 2022 at the St. Petersburg International summit on tiger conservation. Nepal is the first country to release updated tiger numbers in 2022.

Henley said Nepal “really does stand out as a leader in conservation, especially for tigers.”

“There is support for conservation of tigers at the highest level of government,” she said. “That has translated into really effective habitat conservation, bolstering the protection of tigers in national parks, the wildlife reserves.”

According to Henley, one of Nepal’s major conservation strengths is its focus on wildlife corridors, which are forested pathways to help connect otherwise fragmented pieces of tiger habitat.

“Nepal has been a pioneer in reforesting areas to make sure those connections are restored and maintained,” she explained. As they mature and move away from their parents, “tigers need to disperse. That dispersal is only possible if tigers can move around safely.”

The other key factor in Nepal’s tiger comeback is community involvement in conservation projects, said Henley.

“Communities are the driving force behind this,” she said. “They are employed to do reforestation, maintain that habit, and are directly involved in conservation.”

Former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann lost his defamation lawsuits against Rolling Stone, CBS, ABC, NYT, and Gannett.

William O. Bertelsman, a Senior U.S. District Judge  in the Eastern District of Kentucky, dismissed the cases during summary judgment, and the court record states the suits are "terminated."

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