Information
BC-04 connects Royal Manas National Park in the south, Phrumsengla National Park to the north, and Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park to the northwest.
- Location: BC 4 covers three Gewogs under Zhemgang Dzongkhag, namely Trong, Nangkor, and Shingkhar. It also covers Langthel Gewog in Trongsa.
- Establishment: 1999
- Total Area: 594 km2
- 74 households within BC-4 and 250 households in the buffer area.
- Management: Divisional Forest Office, Zhemgang
Faunal and Floral Diversity
- Four plants and three orchids were discovered as new to the flora of Bhutan from the corridor within the past three years, and one Begonia species was discovered as new to science from the corridor in the year 2021.
- During a 2020 camera trapping exercise, two active lactating breeding female tigers with three cubs each were recorded
- It is the largest of the biological corridors in Bhutan.
Inhabitants
households reside within the biological corridor
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Livelihoods
Residents are primarily farmers that rely on agriculture for their livelihoods
Management Plan
This conservation management plan describes in details the importance of the park in ensuring biological continuity and ecosystem integrity, human communities and economic status; experiences and challenges, achievements from the past conservation management plan, threats and strategic actions for next 10 years. This plan also includes implementation work plans with budget outlay, monitoring, and evaluation approach for the planned activities.