Motithang Takin Preserve, Protected wildlife area in Motithang district, Thimphu, Bhutan.

The Motithang Takin Preserve is a 3.4-hectare fenced wildlife reserve in the Motithang district of Thimphu, Bhutan. It holds a herd of Bhutan takin, the national animal, in a forested enclosure with a traditionally styled entrance gate and a small information center. A few sambar and barking deer also live in the preserve.

The preserve originated as a small zoo before the King of Bhutan ordered the release of captive animals into the surrounding area. Those animals remained and became the foundation for the current protected space.

The takin is Bhutan's national animal, declared so on 25 November 2005. The name dong gyem tsey comes from a 15th-century legend in which Lama Drukpa Kunley, the "Divine Madman", attached a goat's head to a cow's skeleton and brought it to life.

The preserve lies in the Motithang district at the edge of Thimphu, on a fenced 3.4-hectare (8.4-acre) forested plot. Small openings in the fencing allow photography, but hand-feeding through them is unregulated and has left most captive animals obese, so keep hands back. A small information centre and signage were added in 2004.

Visitors frequently feed the animals through fence gaps, causing obesity and health complications over time. This unintended consequence highlights the complexity of maintaining captive wildlife in a healthy state.