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In this photo taken Tuesday, April 29, 2014, laborers load sand onto tractor trolleys on the banks of the Chambal River near Bhopepura village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The most immediate worry to this narrow 250-mile stretch of the Chambal sanctuary is illegal sand mining, which can strip away thousands of tons of riverbank on a single day, causing immense amounts of silt to spill into the river, upsetting its delicate ecology. Dozens of tractors regularly snake down a dirt road to the river, pulling trailers filled with wiry, shovel-wielding men who can earn $15 for a long, exhausting day of work. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)
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