Yaya Tso to become Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site

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Category : State Published on: February 02 2023

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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).
The Biodiversity Management Committee, Chumathang village panchayat along with the SECURE Himalaya project have resolved to do so under the Biological Diversity Act.
The proposed site will cover an area of 60 sq km.
Yaya Tso is a nesting habitat for a large number of birds and animals, such as the bar-headed goose, black-necked crane and brahminy duck.
It also has the distinction of being one of the highest breeding sites of the black-necked crane in India.

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Yaya Tso to become Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site