Kelzang Choden is a shop owner and artist from Khaling in Bhutan. We spoke to her about how creativity and community can make a difference for conservation. After graduating from Sherubtse College, Kelzang started running a small grocery shop just outside of Sherubtse. Alongside managing the shop, Kelzang started knitting and her work attracted the […]
SBBT award grant to filmmaker to highlight the Glories of Bhutan
In August 2023, the Swallowtail & Birdwing Butterfly Trust provided a grant to wildlife documentary maker, Sonam Dorji, to produce a short film on the Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalii) and Ludlow’s Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis ludlowi). Sonam, who is based in Bhutan, discovered a site in 2020 where both species fly in the same location, something […]