{"id":25029,"date":"2026-09-17T12:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T07:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25029"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:14:44","slug":"changthang-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/changthang-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorities will undertake spatial mapping and field verification of military installations within the Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh in coordination with police and the defence establishment, officials said recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the <\/span><b>Ladakhi Changthang plateau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Leh district<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of almost 4,000 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The altitude of the sanctuary varies from 14000 to 19000 feet, and the topography is formed of<\/span><b> deep gorges and vast plateaus.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>home to the highest altitude water lakes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, namely, <\/span><b>Tso Moriri, Pangong Tso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Tso Kar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Changthang region is inhabited by <\/span><b>nomadic pastoral communities,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily the <\/span><b>Changpa tribe,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who lead a traditional way of life herding yaks, goats, and sheep across the vast grasslands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This region is steeped in <\/span><b>Tibetan Buddhist culture and heritage.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes <\/span><b>one of the<\/b> <b>world\u2019s highest villages, Korzok Village<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which attracts tourists to the <\/span><b>Korzok Monastery.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is home to almost 200 species of wild plants that grow in the higher pastures and are food for the animals inside the sanctuary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major attraction of this place is the <\/span><b>Snow Leopard.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with that, it is one of the few places in India which is the abode of the <\/span><b>Kiang, or Tibetan wild ass, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">along with the <\/span><b>dark-necked crane.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also houses a huge variety of animal species, which include the <\/span><b>Tibetan Wolf, Wild Yak, Bharal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Brown Bear, Tibetan Argali, Tibetan Gazelle, and the Mormot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also serves as the habitat for numerous species of avifauna, including <\/span><b>Brahminy Ducks and Brown Headed Gulls, etc. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/administration-orders-spatial-mapping-of-changthang-wildlife-sanctuary-in-ladakh\/3044902\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TP<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Ladakhi Changthang plateau in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. 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