20/05/2026
The elegant black-necked crane flies, all the way from places like Bhutan and other north eastern parts of India into Ladakh to breed. Here the locals have a far more interesting name than the English name of the bird and they call it ‘Cha thung thung karmo’.
While the bird is revered and everyone loves it in Ladakh, the challenges it faces from pollution and threats from the feral dogs is a serious issue.
They mostly come in to the Changthang plateau- this one was photographed near Pangong - a beautiful memory!
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