Tiger Action Plan for the Kingdom of Bhutan: 2006-2015

Contents: Foreword by His Excellency, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup. Minister of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan. Acknowledgement. Executive Summary. I. Introduction. II. Status of Tiger Conservation in Bhutan. 1. Tiger Conservation Program. 2. Tiger Population and Distribution. 3. National and Global Significance. III. Opportunities. 1. Extensive Habitat. 2. Legislation. 3. Inaccessible Habitat and Wide Tiger Distribution. 4. Pro-conservation Development Strategy and Stable Political Conditions. IV. Key Threats. 1. Commercial Poaching and Wildlife Trade. 2. Fragmentation of Habitat. 3. Reconciling Tiger Conservation and Human Needs. 4. Lack of Public Awareness on Tiger Conservation Issues. 5. Inadequate Database and Data Management. 6. Lack of Trained Manpower. V. Action Plan. 1. Goal. 2. Objectives. VI. Budget and Workplan. Reference. Annexures.