14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Cattle graze at a small patch at ~2,800 m at Triund, Himachal Pradesh, India. The popularity of this one day trek has led to human encroaching to some habitats; you can see plastic bottles scattered.

The popularity of this one day trek to Triund, Himachal Pradesh, India has led to human encroachment to some habitats; you can see plastic bottles scattered in the submitted image. The trekkers/ visitors need to be educated about ecotourism.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2015
Date Uploaded: 05.2016
Photo Location: Dharamsala, India
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Copyright: © Tarunkishwor Yumnam