{"id":9501,"date":"2025-11-25T10:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9501"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:33:13","slug":"mr-sangay-tshering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9501","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Sangay Tshering"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9501\" class=\"elementor elementor-9501\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73a6110d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73a6110d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47202049\" data-id=\"47202049\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a86e7b1 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7a86e7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2957-scaled.jpg\" title=\"DSC_2957\" alt=\"DSC_2957\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Sangay Tshering<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d485dba elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"6d485dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Personal Infromation<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Educational Backgrounds<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Grants<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1834\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Research and Publications<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1835\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1835\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Projects<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Personal Infromation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sangay Tshering (MSc)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Punakha, Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">P.O. Wangdue<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">E-mail:desangma06@gmail.com \/ stshering.cnr@rub.edu.bt<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: +975-2-376249 (O); 17366396 (mobile)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: +975-2-376254<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Current\u00a0Responsibilities<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, Teaching in various programmes at Undergraduate programmes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programme Leader, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Internship Coordinator, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research Supervisions \u2013 BSc in RUB, CNR<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research on Bats of Bhutan \u2013 a book in making<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Educational Backgrounds<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MSc\u00a0Environment\u00a0Management,\u00a0Forest Research Institute (deemed University),\u00a0India\u00a0\u2013\u00a02015 -2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BSc Sustainable Development,\u00a0College of Natural Resources,\u00a0Royal University of Bhutan,\u00a0Bhutan\u00a0\u2013\u00a02012-2015<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Grants<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2025\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of Annual University Research Grant (AURG) Research Grant, Royal University of Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2024\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of Northern Arizona University (NAU) Research Grant (US $ 6376.5\/), Northern Arizona University, USA<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of College Research Grant (CRG), College of Natural Resoueces, (Bhutan ngultrum in Nu. 494,540\/-), Bhutan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of \u2018International Foundation for Science (IFS)\u2019 renewable grant (US $ 11,949\/-), Grant Agreement No. I1-D-6320-2, Sweden.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2019 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of \u2018International Foundation for Science (IFS)\u2019 1<sup>st<\/sup> phase grant (US $ 11,281\/-), Grant Agreement No. D-6320-1, Sweden.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of College Research Grant (CRG), College of Natural Resoueces, (Bhutan ngultrum in Nu.195,000\/-), Bhutan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of\u00a0Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (<em>NEF<\/em>) grant, (japanese yen 498,000), Japan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Bhutan grant, (Bhutan ngultrum in Nu.70, 000\/-), Bhutan.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -42.55pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recipient of Rufford Foundation small grant, (\u00a35,000), Grant ID 19796-1, United Kingdom (UK).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research and Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1834\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>RESEARCH\u00a0ARTICLES<\/b><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2024).\u00a0Terrestrial Tree Biomass and Carbon Stock for Forests of Thimphu District, Western Bhutan Himalaya. Bhutan Journal of Natural Resources &amp; Development, 11(1): 14-24. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17102\/cnr.2024.92<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. and Rinzin, P. (2022). Terrestrial Biomass and Carbon Stock in Broad-leaved Forests of Punakha District, Western Bhutan. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 21 (1): 175-181. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.46488\/NEPT.2022.v21i01.019<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S., Gurung, D.B., Sherub, K., Dookia, S., Dorji, K. and Choephyel, P. (2020).\u00a0Bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera) diversity, dominance, and richness in the southwestern region of Bhutan with three new records for the country.\u00a0\u00a0Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12(1): 15114\u201315128. ISSN online 0974-7907: ISSN print: 0974-7893.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.11609\/jott.4986.12.1.15114-15128\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.11609\/jott.4986.12.1.15114-15128<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rinzin, P., Sonam, T., <b>Tshering<\/b>, S. and Chapagai, P.P. (2020). Smallholder Farmers\u2019 Vulnerability to Impact of Climate Change in Central Bhutan.\u00a0International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 10(12): 286-299.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherub, K. and <b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2019). Rapid assessment of two sympatric hornbill species populations and their nesting behaviour in Zhemgang district, Bhutan. Birding ASIA, 13: 54\u201358.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2019). Importance Value Index and Assessment of Carbon Stocks in Western Bhutan Himalaya (Thimphu).\u00a0Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 32(2): 1-8.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.9734\/CJAST\/2019\/46398\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.9734\/CJAST\/2019\/46398<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BOOK CHAPTER AND CONTRIBUTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2021).<b>\u00a0<\/b>Knowledge and public perception toward conservation of bats in Bhutan. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York. 358 pp. Book chapter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contributed a chapter on \u2018Bats Monitoring Protocol\u2019 for book titled \u2018Bhutan Mammal Monitoring Protocol\u2019 published in 2020 by Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forests and Park Services, Bhutan<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CONFERENCES AND SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2025).<b>\u00a0<\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Knowledge and Public Perception Toward Conservation of Bats in Bhutan<\/span>.\u00a0<i>National Conference: Connecting Practitioners and Researchers.<\/i>\u00a0<span lang=\"SV\">(<\/span>Presentation\u00a0only)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2025). Ecology of bats and their role in zoonotic diseases.\u00a0<i>The 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Joint Faculty Research Meet.<\/i>\u00a0<span lang=\"SV\">(<\/span>Presentation\u00a0only)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2023).<b>\u00a0<\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">DNA Barcoding and Phylogenetic Analysis of Bats of Bhutan.\u00a0<i>Partnership for enhanced Engagement I Research-Bhutan Symposium.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"SV\">(<\/span>Presentation\u00a0only)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2018). Bat diversity, dominance and richness in the southwestern region of Bhutan with three new records for the country.\u00a0<i>The Third Bhutan Ecological Symposium<\/i>. (Poster only).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2017). Documenting bat diversity with focus on habitat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0preference and capacity building to con-serve Blandford\u2019s fruit bat (<i>Sphaerias Blanfordi<\/i>) In Chukha, Bhutan.\u00a0<i>Second Bhutan Ecological Symposium<\/i>. (Poster only).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tshering<\/b>, S. (2016). Documenting Bat Diversity with focus on Habitat Preference and Capacity Building to Conserve\u00a0<span lang=\"SV\">Blandford\u2019s Fruit Bat (<i>Sphaerias blanfordi<\/i>) in Chukha, Bhutan.\u00a0<\/span>World Wildlife Fund (<em>WWF<\/em>) in Bhutan<span lang=\"SV\">. (<\/span>Presentation\u00a0only)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/b><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mammals of Bhutan, Bats in particular<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Climate change Monitoring \u2013 using bio-indicator and bioacoustics<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>OTHER CONTRIBUTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Memberships and Academic Contributions:<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Currently, Reviewer, <em>Bhutan Journal of Research and Development<\/em> (BJRD), RUB, Bhutan.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1835\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Projects<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1835\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1835\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PROJECTS COMPLETED\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2025\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First Study to Examine Cave-dwelling Animal Communities in Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diversity and Distribution of Bat Communities along an elevational gradient in the Districts of Haa and Gasa, Western Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diversity, Distribution and Richness of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in western Bhutan Himalaya<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carbon Stocks in Terresterial Biomass of Broadleaf forest of Punakha District, Western Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2019 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Study on bat diversity, distribution and ecology in Punakha-Wangdue District,\u00a0Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Documenting Bat Diversity with focus on Habitat Preference and Capacity\u00a0Building to Conserve Blandford\u2019s Fruit Bat (<em>Sphaerias blanfordi<\/em>) in Chukha,\u00a0Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ONGOING PROJECT(S)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2025\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Call Library Establishment and DNA Barcoding of bats of Trongsa, Dagana, Tsirang and Gasa Districts, Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2023\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 DNA Barcoding and Phylogenetic analysis of bats of Bumthang District, Bhutan<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Sangay Tshering Personal Infromation Educational Backgrounds Grants Research and Publications Projects Personal Infromation Sangay Tshering (MSc) Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan Punakha, Bhutan P.O. Wangdue E-mail:desangma06@gmail.com \/ stshering.cnr@rub.edu.bt Phone: +975-2-376249 (O); 17366396 (mobile) Fax: +975-2-376254 Current\u00a0Responsibilities Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, Teaching in various programmes at Undergraduate programmes Programme Leader, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa Internship Coordinator, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9501"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9501"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9504,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9501\/revisions\/9504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}