Dehradun Jan 7, 2021, (Research Matters):
Black-necked cranes in Ladakh [Image credits: Dibyendu Ash, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons]
One of the only fifteen crane species in the world, the Black-necked Crane is now classified a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. This enormous bird lives in the high-altitude Himalayas of India, China, and Bhutan. Every year, these cranes move to lower altitudes of the Himalayas to escape the harsh winter and breed. Shallow open marshes, river valleys, and agricultural fields, which used to be their preferred habitats, are now threatened by construction of dams and clearing of land. Can we still build dams
Meet The Two Ladakhis India Must Thank For Saving Our Beautiful Snow Leopards
Interestingly, their offbeat efforts even included the promotion of homestays and educating Ladakh’s masses about this elusive cat.
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Years from now, when the history of snow leopard conservation in Ladakh is written, two names will shine brighter than the rest Rinchen Wangchuk, the late co-founder of Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust (SLC-IT) and Dr Tsewang Namgail (46), the current director of SLC-IT and, arguably, Ladakh’s most accomplished wildlife scientist.
Image above of Rinchen Wangchuk (Left) and Dr. Tsewang Namgail (Right)
It’s impossible to overstate their incredible contributions towards protecting the snow leopard, an apex predator that plays a critical role in maintaining Ladakh’s ecological integrity. From starting India’s first successful community-based snow leopard conservation effort through the promotion of homestays to educating Ladakh’s masses about this
Ladakh s Tso Kar Wetland Complex added to list of Ramsar site ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 17:07 IST Happy to share that high-altitude wetland complex in Changthang region of Ladakh is recognized as wetland of international importance. The complex is a notable example of two connected lakes, the freshwater Startsapuk Tso and the hypersaline Tso Kar. Now, India has 42 Ramsar sites, Union Minister of Environment of Forest and Climate ChangePrakash Javadekar tweeted.
The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex, consisting of two principal waterbodies, Startsapuk Tso, a freshwater lake of about 438 hectares to the south, and Tso Kar itself, a hypersaline lake of 1800 hectares to the north, situated in the Changthang region of Ladakh, India. It is called Tso Kar, meaning white lake, because of the white salt efflorescence found on the margins due to the evaporation of highly saline water.
India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site, the second one in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, according to the Ministry of En
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