Elephant locations in Bhutan

2 locations has kept elephants in Bhutan

There is presently 3 (1,1) living elephants in locations in Bhutan in this database

Bhutan
Region: Bhutan is in this database included in asia
Wild elephants: Bhutan has about 678wild elephants. Source:Second edition of the National Elephant Survey. The Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conducted the survey.
Location holdings: 2 locations has kept 3 elephants in Bhutan

(Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)
Elephants in locations3 (1,1) living 0 (0,0) dead
2018: Bhutan has 678 elephants, an increase from 513 elephants in 2011. This is according to the second edition of the National Elephant Survey. The report was launched yesterday in Sarpang coinciding with the World Elephant Day. The Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conducted the survey.

2011: 513 (400-600). Confined to southern plains and foothills elephants are mostly seasonal migrants, crossing to Bhutan to escape Indias monsoons, and migrating back to India in summer. Source: Jigme & Williams (2011)

2010: A study conducted in 2010 in Samtse, Sarpang and Phipsoo estimates about 110 elephants in Samtse and 380 in Sarpang and Phipsoo wildlife sanctuary.

1996: 400-600 (Sukumar) earlier 50-10 (Santiapillai, IUCN 1996)

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Bhutan. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2024) available online retrieved 2024-11-23 at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Bhutan.
(archived at the Wayback machine)

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NameElephant collectionPlace
King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
(private) Kept totally 2 elephants		, 0 present (0,0) 0 births2 relocated0 deathsThimphu
Serbithang Royal Botanic Garden
(zoo) Kept totally 3 elephants		, 3 present (1,1) 0 births0 relocated0 deathsThimphu