Vanishing Wetlands Of Kashmir

MIRGUND, KASHMIR, INDIA - JANUARY 31: An area of Mirgund wetland turned into a paddy field on January 31, 2011 in Mirgund 15 km North-West of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. The area of Mirgund Wetland has shrunk by 50 per cent. Wetlands in the valley are under sever threat from encroachments by human settlements and agricultural land. Wetland habitat for migratory birds has already been damaged by water pollution and siltation. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)