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NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORD OF THE BHUTAN TAKIN *BUDORCAS TAXICOLOR WHITEI* HODGSON, 1850 (CETARTIODACTYLA: BOVIDAE) IN BHUTAN

Tashi Dhendup, Tshering Tempa, Tsethup Tshering & Nawang Norbu

26 September 2016 | Vol. 8 | No. 11 | Pp. 9365–9366

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NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORD OF THE BHUTAN TAKIN *BUDORCAS TAXICOLOR WHITEI* HODGSON, 1850 (CETARTIODACTYLA: BOVIDAE) IN BHUTAN

Tashi Dhendup<fnref n="1" />, Tshering Tempa², Tsethup Tshering³ & Nawang Norbu⁴

For the first time, a Bhutan Takin *Budorcas taxicolor whitei* was camera trapped in the eastern part of Wangchuck Centennial National Park (27°56'03.8''E & 91°04'53.7''N) and is by thus far, the easternmost documented evidence of Takin presence in Bhutan. A lone individual was photographed at 3,898m in the upper mixed fir and rhododendron forest of Thomthom area in northeastern part of Lhuentse District, which also forms a part of the upper watersheds of Kurichu River (Image 1). The animal was found at about a few hundred metres away from a trail which is extensively used by the Bhutanese army for border patrols and also by forest officials for anti-poaching patrols. Other species which were recorded at the site included the Himalayan Black Bear *Ursus thibetanus*, Asiatic Golden Cat *Catopuma temminckii* and Blood Pheasant *Ithaginis cruentus*. Old signs of poaching such as remnants of traps made out of rhododendron branches were also observed in the nearby ridges. The camera trapping exercise spanned the uplands of Wangchuck Centennial

National Park, Phrumsengla National Park, Singye Dzong area in Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary and districts of Bumthang, Monger, Trashi Yangtse and Gasa. Ninety-nine camera trap stations were set up and the total sampling effort realized was 2,079 trap days.

In Bhutan, the species is believed to occur in scattered populations

throughout forested and unforested mountain slopes on Bhutan's northern border (Song et al. 2009). Previously, the species was documented up to Dhur in Wangchuck Centennial National Park and then later in 2011 at Rodungla (27°34'56.4"E & 90°58'59.4"N) in Phrumsengla National Park (Wangchuk 2011). Another interesting finding from the camera trap exercise is photographs of Bhutan Takin at elevations of 4,864m in Gomthang under Wangchuck Centennial National Park (Image 2). Previously, Bhutan Takin was not known above 4,200m (Sharma et al. 2015). This suggests that in their search for food and seasonal migration across landscapes, they traverse routes much above the tree line into the snowline. However, this assumption will need to be validated through carefully designed studies. Also, to protect the species and its seasonal habits, these highlands should receive priority conservation attention.

Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List category, the species is believed to be threatened by overhunting and habitat loss across its distribution range and its population is believed to be declining globally. In Bhutan, it confronts threats from

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2876.8.11.9365-9366 | ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:44AD024A-750A-4EEC-879F-E3D8D10EF088

Editor: A.J.T. Johnsingh, Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysuru and WWF-India, India.

Date of publication: 26 September 2016 (online & print)

Manuscript details: Ms # 2876 | Received 25 June 2016 | Final received 06 September 2016 | Finally accepted 09 September 2016

Citation: Dhendup, T., T. Tempa, T. Tshering & N. Norbu (2016). New distribution record of the Bhutan Takin *Budorcas taxicolor whitei* Hodgson, 1850 (Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) in Bhutan. *Journal of Threatened Taxa* 8(11): 9365–9366; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2876.8.11.9365-9366

Copyright: © Dhendup et al. 2016. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use of this article in any medium, reproduction and distribution by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publication.

Funding: Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (MB0158Y15).

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

Acknowledgements: Sincere thanks to HRH Dasho Jigyl Ugyen Wangchuck for envisioning the "Unique biodiversity survey in eastern Bhutan" Project. We would like to thank all the field team members from the Royal Bhutan Army, Chandaps, Nidup Peljor (Secretary to HRH), Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment(UWICE) and the forest personnels, to name few Letro, Dorji Duba, Ugyen Tenzin, Pema Dendup, Kinga Thinley and Tshering Dorji, who were involved in the successful and timely completion of this project. We would also like to thank the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation for funding the project and Bhutan Foundation for their support in the acquisition of necessary equipments.

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<footnote n="1">¹,²,³,⁴ Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment, Department of Forest and Park Services, Lamai Goempa, Bumthang 32001, Bhutan</footnote>

<footnote n="1">¹tashid@uwice.gov.bt (corresponding author), ²ttempa@uwice.gov.</footnote>

<footnote>bt, ³ttshering@uwice.gov.bt, ⁴nnorbu@uwice.gov.bt</footnote>
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competition and disease transmission from domestic livestock, habitat loss and loss or disruption of migration routes (Song et al. 2009). The species lacks a proper population status and clear migration routes within the country. It is listed in Schedule I species of Forest and Nature Conservation Act of 1995 and has also been declared as the national animal of Bhutan.

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**Song, Y.L., A.T. Smith & J. MacKinnon (2008).** *Budorcas taxicolor*. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T3160A9643719. Downloaded on 09 September 2016; http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3160A9643719.en

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