👉It was declared Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site under the Biological Diversity Act.
👉The Biodiversity Management Committee, the panchayat of Chumathang village, along with the SECURE Himalaya Project recently resolved the issue and declared Yaya Tso Lake a biodiversity heritage site.
👉It is known as a bird’s paradise for its beautiful lake located at an altitude of 4,820 metres in Ladakh.
👉It 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 is also one of the highest breeding sites of the black-necked crane in India.
