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Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) is one of the widely distributed wildcat species in Bhutan from lower subtropics to areas above 3,000m. It is one of the largest of all the other small cats geographically distributed over South Asia (Nepal, Bhutan, and North-Eastern India) through parts of…

Three new species of moths discovered from Bhutan by Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research , Inchoen National University (South Korea) and the Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands). For more details, visit the link below: Click here

Euaspa motokii , Koiwaya, 2002, a newly recorded butterfly species from Bhutan. Its known distribution range extended from Kachin State of Myanmar to eastern Arunachal Pradesh and is now further extended to the Himalayan foothills of central Bhutan. Currently, Bhutan has two Euaspa species, pavo and…

Samtse forest division recently recorded the first sighting of an adult male tiger in a remote camera trap at an altitude of 2,775 meters above sea level (masl). The officiating chief forestry officer, Sonam Wangchuk, said that although the dzongkhag did not record even a single sighting in the…

The Flora of Bhutan describes a total of 46 species out of which 45 are known to be occurring in Bhutan. The book describes Rhododendron pogonophyllum as a rare endemic plant to Bhutan. Subsequent publication of the book “Plants Endemic to Bhutan Himalaya” by the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC)…

Her Majesty graced the commemoration of World Environment Day 5th June 2021 Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced an event to commemorate World Environment Day, which is observed globally on June 5 every year. Her Majesty launched 4 significant National Actions for the environment: Bhutan’s Second…

Commemorating Birth Anniversary of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, 4th June 2021 In honor of Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen’s Birthday and in the run up to the World Environment Day, 5th June 2021, the National Environment Commission (NEC) in collaboration with Thimphu Thromde celebrated the day by carrying…

This year the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is “ We’re part of the solution ”. The theme has been chosen as a continuation of the momentum generated last year under the theme, “Our solutions are in nature”, which served as a reminder that biodiversity remains the…

The deadline to submit nominations for the AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award 2021 has been extended to 10 July 2021. The award will be presented to one institution and one individual at the opening ceremonies of the 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the AEWA ( #MOP8 ). "Institutions and…