One Male Tiger Confirmed in Bhutan’s Biological Corridor 7
A 5,144-trap-night survey photographed one adult male tiger at two stations in Bhutan’s Biological Corridor 7, confirming use…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Tiger Recovery Was Not Consistently Linked to More Human–Tiger Conflict
A 2010–2025 synthesis from ten tiger range countries found no consistent relationship between tiger population size and total…
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Trail-only Cameras Underrepresented Female Felids and Biased Density Estimates in Bhutan
In Bhutan, trail-only camera traps recorded disproportionately fewer female felids and produced density estimates averaging 22% below a…
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Habitat and Prey Were More Strongly Linked to Leopard Persistence Than Tiger Suppression in Bhutan
Bhutan's first nationwide leopard-density analysis estimated 1.02 leopards per 100 km², while repeated surveys showed that habitat and…
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Model Projected Up to 60% Loss of Highly Suitable White-rumped Vulture Habitat by 2100
A 2026 range-wide model for South and Southeast Asia projected that highly suitable White-rumped Vulture habitat could decline…
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Models Estimated Only 5.1% of the GBM Basin as Suitable for Black-bellied Tern Under Current Conditions
A 2026 study modelled only 5.1% of the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Mahanadi basin as currently suitable for black-bellied tern. Five major…
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Second Confirmed Indian Grey Hornbill Record Strengthened Evidence of the Species in Bhutan
A published record from Samtse documents Bhutan’s second confirmed Indian grey hornbill observation. Continued sightings suggest that the…
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Nearly Two-Thirds of 76 Tiger Conservation Landscapes Were Classified as at Risk
Across 76 tiger conservation landscapes in Asia, human pressure and forest fragmentation increased from 2000 to 2020. When…
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