Hornbills in Bhutan Bhutan’s forests provide a safe haven for the rufous-necked hornbill, a bird that is classified vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Birdlife International, according to a Thrumshingla National Park (TNP) officials. The hornbill, a big bird with an impressive curved bill and block-like casque on top of the head and bill, is found in Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the Northeast India. It has suffered a huge population decline, and is considered extinct in Nepal, said an official, Rinchen Drakpa, who carried out an ecological study of the bird in the park. “Through field observation, the naïve idea is that birds are safe in Bhutan,” said the researcher. Rufous-necked hornbill is listed in “Schedule 1″ of the Forest and Nature Conservation Act of 1995 and forest rule of 2006 as an endangered species.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:40:10 +0000
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