▁Tib et an ▁w olf , ▁ant el ope ▁and ▁H imal ay an ▁mus k ▁de er . ▁ ▁Flora ▁and ▁birds ▁ab ound ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 7 0 ▁species ▁of ▁bird ▁and ▁ 5 , 4 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁plants ▁known ▁to ▁occur ▁throughout ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁significance ▁ ▁The ▁Eastern ▁H imal ay as ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁global ▁b iod iversity ▁hot spot ▁and ▁counted ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 3 4 ▁glob ally ▁out standing ▁e cor eg ions ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁analysis ▁of ▁global ▁b iod iversity ▁undert aken ▁by ▁W WF ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Bh ut an ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁pro active ▁conservation ▁initi atives . ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁has ▁received ▁international ▁acc laim ▁for ▁its ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁its ▁b iod iversity . ▁This ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁maintain ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁area ▁under ▁forest ▁cover , ▁to ▁design ate ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁its ▁territory ▁as ▁national ▁par ks , ▁res erves ▁and ▁other ▁protected ▁areas , ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁to ▁identify ▁a ▁further ▁nine ▁percent ▁of ▁land ▁area ▁as ▁b iod iversity ▁cor rid ors ▁linking ▁the ▁protected ▁areas . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁conservation ▁has ▁been ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁development ▁strategy , ▁the ▁middle ▁path . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁sector ▁but