Importance of Lake Natron as a Breeding Site for Lesser Flamingos

TLDR

• The global population of lesser flamingos is estimated at about 3.5 million birds, with the East African Rift Valley serving as a key breeding and feeding range.
• Speaking at the workshop, Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) Senior Conservator, Mr John Sulle said Lake Natron hosts between 75 and 80 per cent of the world’s lesser flamingos during the breeding season.
• Mr Sulle said the Lake Natron landscape is surrounded by prominent mountains, including Oldoinyo Lengai, an active volcano rising to 2,962 metres, Mount Gelai (2,942m), Mount Kitumbeine (2,850m), Mount Kirimasi.
• ARUSHA: TANZANIAN scientists have discovered that lesser flamingos from Lake Natron migrate across Tanzania and Kenya after fitting Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking devices on two birds to monitor their.
• Wildlife experts continue to monitor the movements of the two birds across Tanzania and Kenya, and the information collected is helping researchers understand how lesser flamingos move between breeding, feeding and.