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Noorichan Wildlife Sanctuary, Ladakh
Noorichan Wildlife Sanctuary is the abode of a wide variety of Ladakhi animals and plants.

Noorichan TsoKar Wetland Conservation Reserve or Noorichan Wildlife Sanctuary provides shelter for a good verity of flora and faunas.

Some percentage of flora that grows in Noorichan Wildlife Sanctuary are aquatic vegetation including Potamogeton Spps,l and Hydrilla spps. These plants die back in winter to form floating mats of weed in spring. Even Carex and Rununculus Spps grow in the adjacent fresh water and damp hayfields. The arid plain vegetation of surrounding areas comprises Astragalus and Caragana. The sanctuary houses Podiceps cristatus, Todorna ferruginea, Anser indicus, Larus brannicephalus, Sterna hirundo, Black-necked Cranes Grusnigricolis, sandgrouse Syrrhaptes tibetanus. Moreover, Wild Ass Equus hemionus (Kaing), Tibetan Gazelles (Gowa), Canis lupus and Vulpes spps are also seen in the adjacent pastures and hills.

Noorichan Wildlife Sanctuary attracts a lot of tourists during tourist seasons from May to September. Due to the homely atmosphere for the rare species of animals in this sanctuary, the tourists enjoy the natural yet wild beauty of the animals.

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(Last Updated on : 19/06/2009)
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