Polo Festival Damages Wetlands in Pakistan
494 views · Published 18 July 2008 · 2:43 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · Sports
Every year, thousands of people come to Pakistan's Shandur Pass Polo Festival to watch the high speed equestrian sport at the world's highest polo ground. But scientists say the event is affecting the natural wetlands that circle the ground. VOA's Ravi Khanna reports on the festival and efforts to save the local ecology.
