Taking a Bengal Tiger’s footprint or snapping photographs to track the beautiful predators in the wild were the only methods used for years by researchers but fearing that the areas Tiger population of just 100 may be dwindling researchers are now compiling a database of “poop-prints” from the animals.

For the next two years researchers at the  Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal will trek through their four national parks and place all Tiger poop they find in sample bags at which point that poop will then be marked by location and then placed in a searchable database.

Speaking to the AFP one researcher said:

“The whole idea is to scoop all the poop and get a genetic database of all the tigers in Nepal.”

The feces collection won’t just be about tracking the tigers, researchers will also be able to examine breeding habits, see how far each Tiger travels and even determine the sex of each big cat.

A scientist working with the program noted:

“The idea is to figure out whether the current boundaries are effective in housing a healthy genetic population of tigers,” said the scientist.

Perhaps a “poop-print” isn’t the most “adult” way to explain the importance of the project but it’s a great way to explain to children the why we work so hard to protect endangered animals.

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Nepal’s “Buddha Boy,” so named because it is claimed he can meditate for months without eating, pissing or moving, has fled back to the jungle.

Ram Bahadur Bomjam, 18, became famous in 2005 after supporters starting sharing tales of his meditation feats, and they claimed he was a reincarnation of Siddartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism.

Things started going downhill for Bomjam in 2007 after supporters said then he was going to meditate for three years in an underground bunker, but he was then spotted on two occasions. According to AFP, for the last 10 days he has been blessing thousands of devotees who came daily to the site in dense jungle.

The president of the Nepal Buddhist Council said claims by his supporters were not credible.

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