About TsoKar Basin:

• It is a high-altitude wetland complex. It consists of two connected lakes; Startsapuk Tso (a freshwater lake of about 438 hectares to the south) and TsoKar (a hypersaline lake of 1800 hectares to the north).
• The name TsoKar refers to the white salt efflorescenceon the margins of the lake caused by the evaporation of the saline waters.

Location: It is situated in the Changthang region of Ladakh, India.

Fauna: Numerous threatened species inhabits this wetland, including the endangered saker falcon, and Asiatic wild dog or dhole, and the vulnerable snow leopard.

Important Bird Area: The TsoKar Basin is an A1 Category Important Bird Area (IBA) as per Bird Life International and a key staging site in the Central Asian Flyway.

Important Breeding Ground: The site is one of the most important breeding areas of the Black-necked Crane in India. It is also the major breeding area for Great Crested Grebe Bar-headed Geese, Ruddy Shelduck, Brown-headed Gull, Lesser Sand-Plover, and many other species.

Source:  Protected areas