Biodiversity Baseline Assessment:Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan
by: Asian Development Bank (Author)
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Publication Date: 30 Oct. 2018
Language: English
Print Length: 148 pages
ISBN-10: 929261374X
ISBN-13: 9789292613747
Book Description
This report presents a biodiversity baseline assessment of areas at the Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in southe Bhutan.This biodiversity baseline assessment was conducted in 2014−2015 at the Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in southe Bhutan. Inventory and sampling of tree, avian, mammal, and fish species was accomplished in three areas. Grassland conditions and illegal tree harvesting were quantified. The assessment confirmed the presence of 27 protected species. Mammals accounted for the majority at 74%. Camera trapping over 5 months yielded 4,300 individual mammals and 28 species. Mammalian biodiversity metrics differed significantly among assessment zones. The elephant was the species most documented. The sanctuary was found to be a critical habitat for the endangered tiger and the critically endangered white bellied heron.
This report presents a biodiversity baseline assessment of areas at the Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in southe Bhutan.This biodiversity baseline assessment was conducted in 2014−2015 at the Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in southe Bhutan. Inventory and sampling of tree, avian, mammal, and fish species was accomplished in three areas. Grassland conditions and illegal tree harvesting were quantified. The assessment confirmed the presence of 27 protected species. Mammals accounted for the majority at 74%. Camera trapping over 5 months yielded 4,300 individual mammals and 28 species. Mammalian biodiversity metrics differed significantly among assessment zones. The elephant was the species most documented. The sanctuary was found to be a critical habitat for the endangered tiger and the critically endangered white bellied heron.
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