𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧??? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐭? 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?

This were some of the frequent questions asked by the communities during our recent White-bellied Heron educational awareness program conducted under the on-going BMU-IKI project.

Informing, educating and engaging communities living in the landscapes of White-bellied Heron plays in vital role to help understand their responsibilities and built togetherness toward the conservation measures taken to protect this critically endangered bird.

Currently a team from RSPN is carrying out the awareness program at Zhemgang and Trongsa districts.The activity is part of the ongoing project funded by the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and co-funded by MAVA foundation, Switzerland, and RSPN.