The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Forest officials track down and apprehend three long-time poachers. The tiger was poached by their Indian counterparts along the Assam-Bhutan border on request while the leopard was killed in Nganglam. Three long-time Bhutanese poachers were apprehended in connection with the illegal transaction of tiger and leopard parts on 26 March. However, what …
Read More »Red Panda cub yet to be relocated
Although there are plans to relocate Phub Dem, a Red Panda rescued from Trongsa by Forest Protection and Surveillance Unit (FPSU) of Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) as a two-month old cub, to Lamperi Botanical Park (RBP), it could not be done till date. This according to officials of the Wildlife Conservation Division (WCD) is due to budget constraints. “Lamperi …
Read More »From rhino horns to elephant tusks, wildlife smuggling thrives
Tashi Wangmo/ Thimphu A spate of wildlife smuggling and poaching incidents in Bhutan show that Bhutan needs to be on the guard against wildlife smugglers and poachers. Recently, a man from Nanglam, Pemagatshel, was caught selling a rhino horn weighting 850 grams to a Jaigoan businessman for Nu 3mn. In …
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