Conservation and environmental news & publications: Bhutan
02 Jul 2008
Poaching gangs blamed for tiger density tumble in Nepal park
A Nepal wildlife reserve that boasted the highest density of tigers in the world is just half a decade later struggling to hold a few remaining tigers.
» Read more
16 Apr 2008
Indian rhinos on the move to a better future
After centuries of having their range contracted to the point of extinction, India’s rhinos are on the move outwards again. In a difficult operation, two male rhinos were taken back to a national park in Assam’s Himalayan foothills last weekend.
The return was an emotional moment for local residents, who lost their last rhinos a decade ago during a 20 year period of civil disturbance that wrecked infrastructure in the famed Manas National Park and allowed poachers free reign. » Read more
24 Mar 2008
Norden Pines briquette plant opens in Bhutan
In a rural farming province of Bhutan, a programme is under way to provide an alternative source of energy and protect the environment. » Read more
Norden Pines briquette plant opens in Bhutan
In a rural farming province of Bhutan, a programme is under way to provide an alternative source of energy and protect the environment. » Read more
06 Feb 2008
South Asian nations pledge cooperation on rampant wildlife trade
Kathmandu, Nepal – All eight South Asian nations have agreed to step up cooperation in addressing wildlife trade problems in the area, home to such rare and prized species as tigers, snow leopards, and one-horned rhinoceroses and recognized as one of the prime targets of international organized wildlife crime networks. » Read more
06 Dec 2007
Call for proposals: Small grants in Bhutan
The CEPF Small Grants Program, Bhutan Implementation Team, based in WWF Bhutan, Thimphu, invites proposals from Bhutanese civil society organizations such as non government organizations, community based organizations, academic organizations as well as individual researchers for biodiversity conservation. » Read more
Call for proposals: Small grants in Bhutan
The CEPF Small Grants Program, Bhutan Implementation Team, based in WWF Bhutan, Thimphu, invites proposals from Bhutanese civil society organizations such as non government organizations, community based organizations, academic organizations as well as individual researchers for biodiversity conservation. » Read more
13 Jun 2007
Breeding tigers for trade soundly rejected at CITES
In a major victory for big cat conservation, raising captive tigers for trade in their parts was rejected by members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Parties to the international wildlife convention also urged China to phase out its large-scale commercial tiger farms. » Read more
23 May 2007
Factsheet: Tigers
The largest cat of all, the tiger is a powerful symbol among the different cultures that share its home. But this magnificent animal is being persecuted across its range. Tigers are poisoned, shot, trapped, and snared, largely as a result of conflicts with people and to meet the demands of a continuing illegal trade in tiger derivatives and parts. On top of this, both their habitat and natural prey continue to disappear.
» Read more
26 Sep 2006
Lines of defence: Elephant protection in India’s North Bank Landscape
When an elephant calf was found dead on the Sesar tea estate last year in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, workers there buried the body and erected a small temple to Ganesha over the grave. They hoped this tribute to the popular elephant-headed Hindu god would appease a nearby herd of elephants that had been wreaking havoc on their crops. Find out more about human-elephant conflict in the North Bank Landscape.
» Read more
02 May 2006
Wildlife Trade in South-East Asia
Southeast Asia is a wildlife trade hotspot, functioning as supplier, consumer and a general import-export emporium. A large proportion of this trade is domestic and does not cross international boundaries – for example, products such as medicinal plants, charcoal, wild meat and fisheries – and therefore is outside the potential scope of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). But there are also huge volumes of international wildlife trade, both legal and illegal, within the region, and between South-east Asian countries and external trading partners. » Read more
08 Mar 2006
Factsheet: Asian Rhinoceros
Mysterious, often unseen, and very low in numbers, two of the three Asian rhino species hover on the brink of extinction. » Read more
