Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve Notification
In compliance with the announcement made by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sh. Sukhvinder Singh Sukkhu during the closing ceremony of Wildlife week in October 2024, this office is pleased to inform that Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve has been notified by the Government of Himachal Pradesh vide Notification No. FEE-B-F004/1/2025-FOREST-B dated 07.05.2025 under section 36A(1) of the Wildlife (Protection), Act 1972 after completing all codal formalities and consultation with local Panchayats as per the Wildlife (Protection), Act 1972.
The Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve borders the Union Territory of Ladakh in the North, boundary of Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary up to the confluence of Malung Nallah and Lungar Lungpa in the East, the Kabjima Nallah in the South and the boundary of Chandertal Wildlife Sanctuary & Baralacha Pass in the West and thereafter follows the Yunam River up to its confluence with Charap Nallah near Sarchu. The total area of this conservation reserve is 1585 Square Kilometers.
The Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve falls among the high- density habitats of Snow Leopard within Himachal Pradesh. It also supports rich diversity of Himalayan and Trans Himalayan flora and fauna including Snow Leopard and Tibetan Wolf, Kiang and ungulates such as Bharal, Ibex, Tibetan Argali and avifauna such as Rose Finches, Tibetan Ravens and Yellow- billed Choughs. The Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve is the catchment area of the Charap Nallah and it will connect Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary and Chandertal Wildlife Sanctuary and will act as a corridor for wildlife.
This office is also pleased to announce that Tsarap Chu conservation reserve is the largest Conservation Reserve notified so far in the country.
