New research led by King’s College London has revealed how the Lesser Flamingo is in danger of being flushed from its historic feeding grounds, with serious consequences for the future of the species.
New research led by King’s College London has revealed how the Lesser Flamingo is in danger of being flushed from its historic feeding grounds, with serious consequences for the future of the species.
For the first time, satellite earth observation data has been used to study all of the key flamingo feeding lakes in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania over two decades, which identified how rising water levels are reducing the birds’ main food source.
The authors warn the birds are likely to be pushed into new unprotected areas in the search for food, especially given predicted higher levels of rainfall linked to climate change.
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