List of protected areas of Bhutan

[2] The government agency responsible for the oversight of protected areas is the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry Services Division.

Through 2008, however, protected areas expanded significantly with the establishment of Wangchuck Centennial National Park, spanning a 4,914 square kilometres (1,897 sq mi) swath in northern Bhutan.

[1][4] In practice, the overlap of these extensive protected lands with populated areas has led to mutual habitat encroachment.

The Lateral Road, Bhutan's main highway, bisects Phrumsengla National Park in the centre of the kingdom.

In response, Bhutan has implemented an insurance scheme, begun constructing solar powered alarm fences, watch towers, and search lights, and has provided fodder and salt licks outside human settlement areas to encourage animals to stay away.