Current Context: he Himachal Pradesh Government notified the Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve in Spiti Valley, making it India’s largest conservation reserve by area.

About Tsarap Chu:

• Location: Confluence of the Unam River and Charap Nala in Spiti, bordering Ladakh to the north.
• Boundaries:
  • East: Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary up to Malang Nala & Lungar Lungpa
  • South: Kabjima Nala
  • West: Chandratal Wildlife Sanctuary

Flora & Fauna:

• Flagship Species: Snow leopard (“ghost of the mountains”).
• Other Mammals: Tibetan wolf, bharal (blue sheep), Himalayan ibex, kiang, Tibetan argali.
• Birdlife: Rosefinch, Tibetan raven, and other high-altitude species.