Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Announcement

The Wangdue Forest Division at Lobesa invites interested 2016 forestry graduates of College of Natural Resources to participate in the month-long White-bellied Heron survey under this Division with effect from 8th July 2016 until 9th August 2016.

During the time, the survey team shall entourage to all the heron sighting sites along the Phochu, confluence of Phochu-Mochu, Punatsangchhu, Kamechu (Digchu), Zawa, Nangzhina and Burichu confluence.

Currently, the Bhutan plays a pioneering role in protecting the critically endangered heron with 28 individuals of this species in their natural habitat. Indeed, the RSPN has commenced study on its ecology and breeding behavior nonetheless, it is important to know the latest survival of the birds along the basin so that we can reassess the impacts of hydropower. The overall objective of the project is to enumerate the total number of herons along the Punatsangchu basin.

Similarly, the interested graduates are asked to contact Mr. Tashi Dendup, Head for Wildlife Conservation Section of this Division @ 17115740 for necessary arrangements.


(Divisional Forestry Officer)
Wangdue Forest Division

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