A 5 days training on Eco-guide is ongoing in Panbang, Zhemgang Dzongkhag from 23rd to 27th December 2013. It is being jointly organized by Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) and Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE). The training is funded by the Bhutan Foundation.
Posted on 23/12/2013
We understood that the Manas Park Range Management had instructed the UWICE alumni (along with boatmen) to assist the M3B-Bird Training participants to be ferried across the Drangme Chu (Manas river) and guide them to their allotted campus lodge. They also provided help with lugging belongings.
Posted on 16/12/2013
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today, the 12th of December 2013 between the University of New England (UNE) at Armidale in Australia and the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE). It was signed by Professor Jim Barber, Vice Chancellor of the University of New England and Mr. Nawang Nor...
Posted on 12/12/2013
Measuring & Monitoring Mountain Biodiversity (M3B) training (18-29th Nov 2013) in the Manas Park Range, Royal Manas National Park, bagged yet another new bird record for Bhutan, increasing Bhutan’s official bird tally to 689. The latest addition to the birdlist is Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)....
Posted on 11/12/2013
Deep in the tropical forests of Manas, in southern Bhutan, a group of educators and environmental officials lifted their binoculars into the tree canopy, laptops ready to record what they saw.
Posted on 04/12/2013