A5013914730- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
2019-2024
Charles Sturt University
2024
Universität Greifswald
2018-2021
Royal Government of Bhutan
2021
The snow leopard Panthera uncia, a top predator in Central and South Asia, faces population declines due to habitat degradation, prey depletion, retaliatory killings, poaching, climate change. In Bhutan, where the species is protected, we report two rare sightings Gedu regionʼs broadleaved fir forests, at 2,708 masl 3,839 masl, respectively, which are lower than typical speciesʼ prime habitats Bhutan. These findings suggest that this area may function as an important corridor or potential...
A checklist of herpetofauna in Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park central Bhutan based on field surveys and photographic records is presented. Twelve families, 30 genera, 42 species were recorded; 33 from 24 genera eight families reptiles nine belonging to six four amphibians. Two ophidians, Bungarus caerulus B. lividus, one anuran, Amolops formosus, are new for Bhutan. The compiled record also includes three threatened species. We recommend enhanced monitoring herpetofauna-oriented...
We assessed the human-bear interactions and distribution patterns of Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus in Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park (JSWNP) Bhutan through a questionnaire survey park residents by remote camera trapping.Our study revealed 26% (N = 311) respondents experiencing one or another form interaction.Crop damage accounted for highest interaction rate at 65%, followed livestock depredation (25%), between 2012 2016.About 10% involved human mual-bout mualing cases...
Abstract Site occupancy models, accounting for imperfect detection and the influence of anthropogenic ecological covariates, can indicate status species populations. They may thus be useful exploring suitability landscapes such as biological corridors, to ensure population dispersal connectivity. Using probability models its principal prey species, we make inferences on landscape connectivity movement tiger Panthera tigris between protected areas in Bhutan. We used camera-trap data assess...
Abstract Context An effective management of human–wildlife conflict is key to successful conservation, especially in areas where large carnivores occur. This particularly important when new conservation regimes such as biological corridors are be operationalised, the case Bhutan. Aims The aim study was determine livestock depredation by tigers a corridor (BC) Bhutan and assess people’s perception towards tiger BC management. Methods A semi-structured questionnaire survey with both open-...
Abstract The rare Himalayan wolf Canis lupus chanco is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and there limited knowledge of its ecology distribution. In Bhutan, one least known carnivores. Our aims in this study were to map current distribution Bhutan identify potential habitats within country. We compiled 32 records presence from camera-trap surveys and, using a maximum entropy approach, we estimated habitat 2,431 km 2 , comprising c. 6.3% Bhutan. However, was localized...
Impatiens sikkimensis earlier known to be endemic the Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalaya has been found in Central Bhutan. The study shows an eastern range of species affirming a new distributional record addition flora
We report the second photographic evidence of Temminck’s Tragopan temminckii from Bhutan. Inhabiting warm broadleaved forest at an elevation 2,952m, species photo captured in a camera trap was much westward than its previous record, indicating range expansion this rare and elusive bird.
We report a record of threatened tortoise species, Indotestudo elongata, in cool broad-leaved forest central Bhutan at high elevation. The was observed an elevation 1910 m asl, which is the highest species recorded so far. This gives us inference that this Critically Endangered now adapting to cooler regions higher