Keibul Lamjao National Park is a natural wonder on many accounts. For starters, the park lies in the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, Loktak Lake, with a surrounding backdrop of low, gentle, green-tinged hills.
It's difficult to get more specific about the park’s location because its component parts don’t stick to one place — instead, they float. For that reason, Keibul Lamjao bills itself as the only floating national park in the world.
But the rich, biodiverse wetlands that comprise the park are in peril, impacting both the region's one-of-a-kind ecosystem and the wildlife that inhabit it.
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The park consists of a unique series of islands made from decomposing vegetation, soil and living plants called phumdi, found only in Loktak Lake and nowhere else in the world. These floating patches of soil and vegetation can encompass anywhere from a few inches to 6.5 feet, ...
