This is to inform prospective grantees the deadline for submission of proposal for next cycle, (i.e for March 2012 review) is 31 December 2011. Any proposals received after 31 December 2011 will not be reviewed for the March cycle.

Two new projects approved during the 32nd Board Meeting for the grant cycle of May to December 2011: 1. Lanjuphakha Greenery Park/ DoFPS 2. Linking Tourism, Biodiversity Conservation and Cultural Preservation through Eco-campsite Development/ NRED, DoFPS

A team of Researchers from Wildlife Conservation Division and Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Environment and Conservation together with with the Butterfly Society of Japan (BSJ) and NHK Japan sighted some mating pairs of B. ludlowi at Bumdelling Wildlife Sanctuary. The sighting also revealed considerable biological information about B. ludlowi Its hostplant is Aristolochia griffithi, which [...]

The first ever captive breed of White-bellied Heron was released on 17th September, 2011 marking a huge success of the research program. The Heron was released from its flight pan in  presence of environmentalists and other stakeholders.   It was observed that the Heron remained around the captive site for a day and flew off [...]