Effects of water quality changes on phytoplankton and lesser flamingoPhoeniconaias minorpopulations at Kamfers Dam, a saline wetland near Kimberley, South Africa

Movement patterns of lesser flamingos Phoeniconaias minor: nomadism or partial migration?

“…Despite their relatively large numbers there are concerns that the species is susceptible to population declines should their specialised breeding and feeding habitat be compromised. Decreases in lesser flamingo populations across Africa (Simmons 1996, Childress et al 2008 are attributed to the degradation of key breeding and feeding sites through pollution, altered hydrology and the subsequent decrease in water quality (Hill et al 2013), salt and soda ash extraction, and human disturbance (Childress et al 2008, Anderson 2015. Collisions with power lines are also frequently recorded, especially in South Africa and India (Tere and Parasharya 2011).…”