A rare glimpse of fauna found at Siachen Glacier

Oct 8, 2012, 15:50 IST

Environment/Ecology Current Affairs October 2012. 16 Rajput Battalion organized a trip to Siachen Glacier including 16 civilian adventurers and environmentalists to have a check on the life conditions of the army person on this highest battle ground

16 Rajput Battalion organized a trip to Siachen Glacier including 16 civilian adventurers and environmentalists to have a check on the life conditions of the army person on this highest battle ground.

During the trip, a rare glimpse of fauna at nearly 22,000 feet high and 76.4 kilometer long Siachen Glacier was witnessed by a group of environmentalists and adventurers. During this trip, the group also saw some of the birds and other animals including white wagtail, great rosefinch, raven, red-billed and yellow-billed crow, hill pigeon, accentor and white winged river chat, who survive in the severe cold weather conditions on this highest battle field of the world.

The expedition with this team of 16 civilians that included a 62 year old member started on 7 September 2012 from Leh to reach the Siachen base camp. To reach there the team managed to pass from Khardungla at 18,380 feet, the highest motorable pass of the world. The team in its journey to Siachen was successful to have a look on the bio-diversity of the area that included more than 20 different species of alpine flora.

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