Increase in tiger number in Sarpang Forest Division in south-central Bhutan

Title
Increase in tiger number in Sarpang Forest Division in south-central Bhutan
Publication Date
2021
Author(s)
Tenzin, Jigme
Dhendup, Phub
Choki, Karma
Dorji, Tshering
Wangdi, Tashi
Dorji, Dago
Dorji, Sangay
Bomzan, Manoj
Tenzin, Kuenley
Thinley, Phuntsho
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5062-8010
Email: pthinle4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:pthinle4
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
International Union For Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources, Species Survival Commission, Cat Specialist Group
Place of publication
Switzerland
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/60024
Abstract

A recent camera trap survey of tigers Panthera tigris in Sarpang Forest Division, located in south-central Bhutan, revealed an increase in tiger number by four individuals. Previously only one individual has been recorded. This finding affirms the functionality of Bhutan’s biological corridors and depicts a promising future for tigers in Bhutan.

Link
Citation
Cat News, v.73, p. 27-28
ISSN
1027-2992
Start page
27
End page
28

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