New Delhi, May 13 -- The remote and cold Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh is now home to India's largest conservation reserve. The state government notified the Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve by issuing a notification on May 7, 2025. The notification has been issued under Section 36A(1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Tsarap Chu joins Darlaghat, Naina Devi, Potter Hill, and Shilli as Himachal Pradesh's fifth conservation reserve. Its geographical spread makes Tsarap Chu extremely important from the point of view of biodiversity and ecology. It is bounded by the Union Territory of Ladakh to the north, the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary extending up to Malang Nala and Lungar Lungpa to the east, Kabjima Nala to the south and Chandratal...