Three Juvenile White-bellied Herons (WHB) GPS tagged Researchers from the Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) and Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER) jointly tagged three White-bellied Herons (WBH) juveniles at Kisonachhu on May 14, 2019. Sherub Sherub(PhD) from UWICER led this GPS tagging activity. The current nest was located by the team from RSPN and officials of the Department of Forests (DoFPS) on March 2,…
No Drone Operation in Bhutanese Airspace Dear Sir/Madam, This is to inform all tourism services providers that there has been a recent issue of tourist operating a drone in Bhutan. Upon investigation, we came to know that tourist was not informed on the prohibition of unauthorized use of drones within the Bhutanese Airspace. Therefore, we request all tourism service provider to kindly inform tourist before their visit to Bhutan on…
Message from Director General regarding Cyclonic Storm FANI Good evening from Tourism Council of Bhutan! We hope that this email finds you well. This is with regard to weather advisory for all with special attention to tourists already on trekking programme. The Cyclonic Storm 'FANI' has made landfall over Odisha coast (India) on 3rd May around 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Bhutan is very likely to receive heavy to very heavy…
Cyclone Fani Warning Cyclone Fani has intensified into a "very severe" cyclone and is headed towards the Odisha coast, the weather department said on Monday. With cyclone Fani having intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, the Indian Navy said that it has started preparations to provide assistance in case of an emergency. The navy has prepared ships with additional divers, doctors, inflatable rubber boats and relief materials. The navy said…