Project
Strengthening the long-term persistence of tigers in the high altitudes of Bhutan
Duration
2023 - 2024
Location
Bhutan
This project is one of three ITHCP projects implemented in high-altitude areas, aimed at ensuring the long-term survival of tigers in the broader Indo-Himalayan region.
The project will be implemented in five Protected Areas and five Forest Divisions in Bhutan.
Overall objective
To secure the future of tigers in Bhutan and adjoining landscapes.
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation
Human-wildlife conflict
Poaching
Project activities
- Establish long-term standard tiger population monitoring program;
- Strengthen anti-poaching capacity of frontline rangers;
- Reduce impact of human-tiger conflict;
- Stabilise tiger and prey population through habitat restoration;
- Establish community-based ecotourism programmes;
- Educate local communities on tiger conservation;
- Facilitate joint transnational actions in high-altitude landscapes.
This project is implemented by the Department of Forests and Park Services Bhutan.
