As per the recent reorganization of agencies and changes in agency names within the government, UWICER has been renamed as the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forest Research and Training (UWIFoRT)

A rare photograph of the Pallas's cat from Bhutan. Least Concern globally,but in the Himalayas, Pallas's cat are rare and very elusive. After the cat was first reported in Bhutan in 2012,it went missing for nearly 10 years.Luckily, the cat is back in our camera traps once again

Delighted to be part of three articles in the lastest winter issue of Cat News of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group-one on the felid diversity in the forests around Thimphu, and two on leopard cats. catsg.org/index.php?id=1…

“A clear understanding of the term Gungtong (empty house) in Bhutan can help tackle the impacts of rural depopulation on the economy,” say Sangay Wangchuk and coauthors. So they analyzed how different stakeholders interpret the term:
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Charles Sturt University @UWICER

Our colleague Tashi Dhendup 🐾 is featured across Nat Geo social media accounts in celebration of the year of the tiger

USAID awarded six Bhutanese scientists with grants to work on exciting projects for their country with U.S. universities. Congratulations to Kuenzang Dorji on his funding to explore #conservation efforts and building harmonious human-primate communities. #PEERUSAID

USAID-funded PEER awards build scientific research capacity and address global development challenges. This year, six recipients from Bhutan won these distinguished awards. Changa Tshering will examine #climatechange impact on the Bhutan timberline and its population. #PEERUSAID

Giving you the ghost of the mountains. shy and elusive, yet a top predator from the high mountains of JDNP

Happy New Year and Nyilo Tashi Delek!

Training on sustainable utilization and management of canes and nursery practices of raising Calamus acanthopaghus conducted for Rukha Nagtshel Thuenken Tshogpa. 72 members participated over 4 days. 46 were women. Bhutan For Life

One of worlds most elusive and lesser known wild cat species- the marbled cat. Here photographed in central Bhutan, probably looking up to the trees for a bird? a squirrel maybe?

UWICER welcomed the 12th batch of forester trainees at Lamai Goempa today. They will undergo a one-year certificate course in forestry after which they will join the frontline staff under the Department of Forest and Park Services

𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀

The balance between conservation and development is challenging, particularly for developing countries where resources are scarce.
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Coinciding with the world ranger day yesterday, 8 of our senior staff which includes 3 Principal Forestry Officers, 4 Deputy Chief Forestry Officers and a Senior Forestry Officer left for southern border COVID duty in Gelephu for the next two months. Stay safe
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New paper out in Ecosystem Services
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Community perception of ecosystem services from commercially managed f... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We are now accepting applications for the one year certificate course in forestry at Lamai Goempa.
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Going places

It's not everyday that you see three snow leopards in one frame. Camera trapped from my recent work on Pallas's cat in Jigme Dorji National Park @UWICER