The Nepalese Army seized 279 tiger skins (pictured) and 249 pounds (113 kilograms) of tiger bones during a bust in Langtang, Nepal, on September 1, 2005.

Tiger parts are often traded illegally throughout Asia and end up in traditional Chinese medicine.

Nepal's first ever nationwide survey of the predator, released on July 27, 2009, revealed the presence of as many as 121 breeding tigers—a "ray of hope" for conservationists, according to WWF-Nepal.