Can tigers survive in the high-altitude jungles of the Himalayas?

Nature · Published 7 October 2026 Swipe more like this →

In short: This expedition ventures into Bhutan, a world once closed to outsiders, to track tigers at extreme elevations. We follow the search for big cats living far above the valleys to see if they can inhabit even higher mountain terrain.

The film follows a journey into the mountains of Bhutan, a region that has been closed to outsiders for years. Researchers are investigating whether tigers can thrive at elevations above 3,000m, potentially proving the viability of a proposed 2,000-mile tiger conservation corridor. This ambitious project aims to connect big cat populations across Burma, India, and Nepal, allowing them to move freely through the landscape.

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