Yaya Tso Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site

Context

  • Yaya Tso, known as birds’ paradise for its beautiful lake located at an altitude of 4,820 metres, has been proposed as Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site (BHS).

About Yaya Tso

  • The Biodiversity Management Committee, the panchayat of Chumathang village, along with SECURE Himalaya Project recently resolved to declare Yaya Tso as Ladakh’s first BHS under the Biological Diversity Act.

    Yaya Tso lake
    Photo Credit: (Facebook/@Debashis D)
  • The proposed site will have an approximate area of 60 square kilometers, which will also include the lake’s watershed, adding Yaya Tso is among the most beautiful lakes in Ladakh.
  • The lake could be reached from Mahe monastery on the way to Tsomoriri lake after driving up to the nunnery and then crossing a small mountain pass.
  • A nesting habitat for a large number of birds and animals, such as the bar-headed goose, black-necked crane and brahminy duck, the officials said, adding it also has the distinction of being one of the highest breeding sites of the black-necked crane in India.

 

Source: Livemint


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