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 »Miracle elephant climbs up a snow mountain in Bhutan
Blame it on climate change or animal determination, a four-year old tusker has climbed all the way up a snow mountain at 3,419 meters above sea level in Chukha, Bhutan, posing serious questions to conservationists on how this tusker, usually seen in tropical areas, scaled this height. This ‘transient solitary …
Read More »Three cute little takins born at Motithang Takin Preserve
The Water Male Dragon Year arrived with not less than a roar at the Motithang Takin Preserve when three takin calves were born. This comes as good news to conservationists as the takin population at the preserve started deteriorating between the year 2002 to 2006. Inbreeding depression due …
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