Monday, February 8, 2010

Bhutan: Phobjikha, capturing the culprit

At one point in our stay in the Phobjikha valley, it was mentioned that several black-necked cranes had been lost recently to a predator. A wild dog? A jackal? There was some concern that the cranes might leave the valley, although some degree of predation is normal. At the least, the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature wanted to understand what was happening.
In January the culprit was caught on camera, but the link for that has disappeared. So I'll just tell you: it was a leopard!

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