A5101740243- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Wood and Agarwood Research
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
2017-2023
Abstract The non-uniformity of the distribution biodiversity makes allocation limited resources available for conservation a difficult task. Approaches such as hotspot identification, endemic bird areas, crisis ecoregions, global 200 and Last Wild are used by scientists international agencies to prioritize efforts. As part biodiverse Eastern Himalayan region, Bhutan has been identified priority area all these different approaches, yet data validating assessments limited. To examine whether...
The Chinese Pangolin (CP), Manis pentadactyla L. is one of the two pangolin species recorded in Bhutan. Not many studies, however, were carried out on present study was to assess habitat preference and current distribution CP, Dorokha Dungkhag, Samtse from January March 2017. Belt transect method consisting 100 x m each used estimate burrow density, coupled with an extensive search indirect signs presence (burrows, scat, footprint, scales, scratches) utilized determine CP. Modelling using...
Natural saltlicks are used by mammal species mainly to supplement mineral deficiency playing critical role in animal ecology. There is information gap on the use of natural mammals Bhutan. Nine from Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary were purposively selected fill this information. The study aimed assess composition and ecological behaviour at saltlicks. composite soil samples randomly collected nine camera traps set up for a duration 56 days 2 January 28 February, 2019. Data management...
Foraging and nesting behavior of Pallas's fish eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas, 1771) in the Himalayan Bhutan
The Oleps are the first human inhabitants of Bhutan and country’s last remaining hunter-gatherers. We conducted a preliminary study into meaning traditional Bhutanese saying tog-ge-teng-nang-gong; gong-ge-teng-nang-thee (Ole) tag-ge-ta-lay-gung; gung ge-ta-lay-theb (Dzongkha). Tag in Dzongkha refers to Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). describes existence species, which people believe is leopard, that superior apex predator tiger. further...