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Eco-tourism harms wildlife sanctuary [1]

Chandertal (Lahaul-Spiti): Eco-tourism is slowing spelling doom for the Chandertal lake high-altitude wildlife sanctuary, the last remaining natural habitat for the rare snow leopard.

This lake, an international wetland, attracts nature lovers, Gaddi shepherds and pilgrims every summer.

Publication Date: 
02/09/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Environment [3], Wetlands [4], Lakes [5], Wildlife [6], Snow Leopard [7], Sanctuaries [8], WWF [9], Himachal Pradesh [10]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/snow-leopard
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wwf
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh