Country Snapshot - Bhutan
Draft for Public Consultations in Preparation for the "Global Tiger Workshop"
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TCL - Tiger Conservation Landscapes
Status of National Tiger Action Plan
Available: Yes
Approval date: 2005
Approval authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan
Revision expected: -
Key Tiger-Related Statistics
Estimated number of tigers: 70-80 *
* Estimated number of ADULT tigers, source: 2009 IUCN Red List http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15955/0
Subspecies: Bengal Tiger
Number of Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCLs) identified: 1
Area of TCL: 22,084 km2
Area of TCL under protection: 5,138 km2
Priority Issues and Actions
(from Existing National Tiger Action Plan and/
or Other Sources)
- Improve wildlife protection legislation
- Enhancement of wildlife crime control
- Capacity-building for detection of wildlife trade
- Ameliorating human-wildlife conflicts
- Livestock management
- Ecotourism development
- Framework for tiger-monitoring
- Capacity-building for habitat management
- Trans-boundary cooperation with India
- Averting threats from infrastructural development
- Public awareness programs
Key National Stakeholders
Main Government Agencies: Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forestry Services, Ministry of Agriculture
Main Non-governmental Groups: Royal Society for Nature Protection, WWF
Country Membership
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Yes
Global Tiger Forum: Yes
Opportunities for Early Action
- Programs for management of livestock grazing
- Forest corridor restoration with people’s participation
- Undertaking public awareness programs
- Institutional capacity-building for management and monitoring
- Community engagement through ecotourism development
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