Pelicans threatened
LATE LAST CENTURY, the white Dalmatian pelican the world’s largest numbered in the millions in Europe and Asia. Since then, the impacts of habitat drainage, nesting disturbance and persecution by fishers have drastically reduced its population. Only a few hundred pairs remain. This year, 35 pelicans were discovered in two colonies in Albania. Unfortunately, 36 eggs in these nests were either sterile or pricked, presumably by nearby fishers who consider these birds to be competitors. Karavastas lagoon, where the pelicans were discovered, is Albania’s most important and last intact wetland which meets the criteria for Wetland of International Importance, according to the Ramsar Convention. It is currently threatened by plans to reclaim the lagoon for agriculture. ICBP are seeking the inclusion of the lagoon in the adjacent Divjakes National Park.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 November 1991, Page 6
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132Pelicans threatened Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 November 1991, Page 6
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