Conservation and happiness
The HinduMincha Wangdi started off as an educationist on environmental concepts with qualifications acquired from the University of Leeds and a master’s in science from South Bank University, London, United Kingdom. With over 30 years of experience in the natural history of Bhutan, he is currently the owner and CEO of Bhutan Mindful Travels, which provides focussed birding and cultural tours within the country. Wangdi aptly explains that Bhutan’s biodiversity plays host to more than 200 mammals, 770 birds and 5,400 plants, some of which are endemic to the Eastern Himalaya. Universally threatened bird species such as the rufous-necked hornbill, the black-necked crane, the Pallas’ fish eagle and critically threatened species such as the white-bellied heron also flourish in the forests of Bhutan. Nature conservation in Bhutan has been successful because of sound policies by the visionary leadership of its kings and the country’s deep-rooted Buddhist philosophy of tolerance and compassion towards mother nature.
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