Bhutan still has 72 percent of forest coverage, which contains almost all the biodiversity. Twenty-two percent of the country’s total land area has been set aside for national parks, nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation areas. These protected areas host hundreds of domestic and international bird species. Bhutan has been named as one of the 10 global biodiversity hotspots.

Bhutan abounds in many rare plant and animal species. The golden languor is one of those species of long-tailed monkey found in Bhutan only. Of 616 species of birds, 464 species are found in Bhutan and 14 of them have been identified as globally threatened by Bird Life International.