Significance of Wetland Protection for Lesser Flamingo Survival
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- John Sulle of the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) said Tanzania plays a critical role in the conservation of the species, with more than 80 per cent of the world’s lesser flamingo population normally.
- Scientists believe the two lakes may once have formed part of a single larger water body, highlighting ecological connections between wetlands on either side of the Tanzania-Kenya border.The second tagged flamingo.
- Dr Emmanuel Mgimwa, Eastern and Southern Africa coordinator for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) species survival commission flamingo specialist group and Nature Tanzania, director, said here.