Arusha. Tanzania has stepped up efforts to protect lesser flamingos from potential disruptions caused by heavy El Niño rains, with conservation experts using GPS technology to track the birds’ movements across East Africa.
The monitoring is intended to establish how changes in water levels, food availability, and breeding conditions could influence the movement and distribution of flamingos, particularly those dependent on Lake Natron and other Rift Valley wetlands.
Nature Tanzania executive director, Dr Emmanuel Mgimwa, said two lesser flamingos had been fitted with GPS tracking devices to monitor their movements and identify the wetlands they use at different times of the year.
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