Hi friends, I find this issue very perplexing. Who knows what and who does what? What is what and what is not? How should it be and what it is? You might find...
Dear Sirs, As I am new to this group I would like to present myself shortly. My name is Didier Maerki, I live in Geneva Switzerland and I am managing an...
Hi Didier, I believe that the 2 species of Cupressus cashmeriana and C. corneyana are same. There might be a little bit of variation between the wild ...
Hello, Information on orchids of Bhutan was also sent by Dr. Phuntsho, on 10th April. The book by N. Pearce and P. Cribb is fantastic as it covers all the...
Dear sir I would like to say a WORD "thanking you" on putting effort in providing Orchids information and the concerns to be address by the DoF and BAFRA....
Kinley, thanks for highlighting the CITES. Actually, CITES convention and IUCN red data list should be the basis for preparing our own list in Bhutan. If...
Hi DB, According to Farjon C. corneyana is an invalid species name (merely a synonym to C.cashmeriana) while Franco and Long gave this name to the Bhutan...
Didier, kindly make a note that the C. lusitanica is planted as ornamental crops and not commercial crop in Bhutan and may also be so in India. I am aware of...
Dear DB, Thanks for a very interesting piece! We certainly need to use arguments like yours to make informed choices and decisions befitting our own situation...
Pema Gyamtsho
pgyamtsho@...
Jun 19, 2006 12:44 pm
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DB, I think your problem is not unique and I am aware of several such harassments albeit unintentionally by our colleagues from various agencies. I think the...
Pema Gyamtsho
pgyamtsho@...
Jun 19, 2006 12:45 pm
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Dear Sir, Thanks for the posts (cf. Dr. Pema). To the best of my knowledge the BAFRA trainees were trained as Food Inspectors at NRTI. I never knew what their...
Dear DB Sir, May I avail of this opportunity to throw some light to your concern? Kinley has also highlighted on the recent trends in the Department with the...
Nawang Gyeltshen
nawangfrdd@...
Jun 21, 2006 5:44 am
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DB said "And of course, I can with pride say that I know more about orchids of Bhutan than anyone from anywhere else" ????????????????...
sangay@...
Jun 21, 2006 6:51 am
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Dear Ngawang, It appears that some homework is being done on this issue by concerned organisation. I sent an enquiry to my NRTI colleagues on how the Food ...
(cf. Sangay): Thanks very much for the comments. Without having beat my drum so loud, I would have failed to attract your attention. Now I am convinced that it...
Dear DB and Sangay, I think it is a pertinent issue that DB brought up for discussion. At least I cannot say that I know of any one in Bhutan or elsewhere who...
Pema Gyamtsho
pgyamtsho@...
Jun 22, 2006 3:52 am
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(cf. Sangay & Dr. Pema's posts). Earlier, I have included the names of P.J. Cribb & N. Pearce (cf. 3rd post of Jun 17), with whom we have been exchanging notes...
Please let me enter into this Orchid Forum. We have a publication on Orchids of Bhutan (2002) with information on about 350 orchid species of Bhutan. The...
nbc
nbc@...
Jun 22, 2006 5:16 am
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While preparing a paper for a Conference I ran across the following findings (Wunder, 2001) based on empirical evidences: 1 Natural forest have very little to...
Greetings. The blue poppy flower never ceases to amaze me with its radiant beauty. The fact that the species is a national symbol and has limited distribution...
Hi, I am also a great admirer of blue poppy. It is indeed a very beautiful flower and we should not let it disappear. Regards Thinlay ... ...
Thinlay Baap
baap10@...
Jun 27, 2006 3:49 am
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Hi all! Let us start a "Blue Poppy Club" dedicated to the conservation of blue poppy through education and awareness creation among our people, particularly,...
Pema Gyamtsho
pgyamtsho@...
Jun 27, 2006 4:13 am
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hi all, i like them for thier color. about 3 species are reported from the higher himalayas(including tibet (china)). as long as the yaks continue to maintain...
I think this is a great idea. I would like to nominate Dr Pema to kick start the club. I am sure there will be many interested to join the club. We can even...
Thinlay Baap
baap10@...
Jun 27, 2006 6:05 am
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ironically, the website is actually a conservation education site. http://conservenature.org/main/content/view/65/212/ i just sent them a note saying how...
I am not sure about the species, but the one the guide was holding was also seen in Yunan Province, China, where my professor is working on a project. Phuntsho...
Hellow every body, When we talk of Blue popies, there are up to 4 to 5 species that I have come across. The flower that the person is holding is not the...
Tshitila
tshitila@...
Jun 28, 2006 6:37 am
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I think the park managements need to check the baggages of tourists as well as the guides at the exit points/check posts. That would be one option which is ...
Hi, Perhaps educating the guides, encouraging them to refrain from such activities and inculcating a sense of responsibilites among them could solve half of...
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