SFS Bhutan: Forests in the Land of the Thunder Dragon

Spend your summer in Bhutan, where deep cultural and spiritual reverence for life has aided in the preservation of the country’s tigers, snow leopards, and other wild cats. Deploy camera traps and use radio telemetry and other field techniques to study these elusive creatures firsthand. Learn how innovative conservation strategies can help ensure their survival in a changing world. SFS students live and study at the Center for Himalayan Environment and Development Studies. The Center is at one end of the stunning Paro Valley, at the base of a towering ridgeline dotted with Buddhist monasteries. The campus is a small cluster of buildings designed in traditional Bhutanese architecture. A pleasant 15-minute walk brings you to the markets, shops, and cultural events of Paro Town.