Friday, April 17, 2015

GOLDEN MAHSEER CONSERVED - BHUTAN



The Livestock Department has surgically inserted radio transmitter and released 20 golden mahseers (Tor putitora) into Drangmechu river, eastern Bhutan. It was the first research on the fish of the Himalayas, that was funded by Michal Phillips, Fishery Conservation Foundation, USA and WWF Bhutan with USD 0.12 million. The endangered fish has been listed in “The IUCN red list of threatened species, 2010”.
April 10
http://www.kuenselonline.com/saving-the-golden-mahseer/#more-120540

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