A large flock of flamingos have arrived in coastal areas of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu. Attracted by the brackish water bodies and salt pans that provide a suitable environment for these migratory birds, the birds, known for their striking pink plumage, are here to breed and feed, taking advantage of the region's rich resources.

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<p>Five flamingos made an unexpected appearance in Port Washington, Wisconsin, located about 25 miles north of Milwaukee, where they were seen wading along the shores of Lake Michigan. This remarkable event marked the first time in Wisconsin's history that the American flamingo species had been spotted in the state, reported said quoting Mark Korducki, a member of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology.</p>

<h2><strong>Crowd gathers to witness unusual visitors</strong></h2>

<p>The five flamingos, seen on Friday (September 22), attracted a substantial crowd of curious onlookers who were excited to witness these tropical birds venturing far from their usual habitat, in tropical areas.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Three of the flamingos were adults, distinguishable by their pink plumage, while the remaining two were juveniles with gray colouring, reports said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Word of the flamingos' presence quickly spread on social media, drawing in approximately 75 bird enthusiasts to Port Washington's South Beach.</p>

<p>Jim Edelhuber, an avid bird watcher and photographer from Waukesha, expressed his amazement at the unexpected event, describing it as "huge" and "unbelievable."</p>

<h2><strong>Possible hurricane-driven journey&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>While the sighting was surprising, it wasn't entirely unprecedented. Reports of flamingos appearing in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have surfaced recently, according to Ryan Brady, a conservation biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.</p>

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<p>Wildlife biologists speculated that strong winds from Hurricane Idalia in late August might have pushed these flamingos northward.</p>

<h2><strong>Flamingos' usual range</strong></h2>

<p>The American flamingo typically inhabits regions like Florida, the Gulf Coast states, the Caribbean, and northern South America.</p>

<p>For many observers like Debbie Gasper of Port Washington, this sighting was a rare and unexpected opportunity to see these tropical birds up close.</p>

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Five flamingos made an unexpected appearance in Port Washington, Wisconsin, located about 25 miles north of Milwaukee, where they were seen wading along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Five flamingos made an unexpected appearance in Port Washington, Wisconsin, located about 25 miles north of Milwaukee, where they were seen wading along the shores of Lake Michigan. This remarkable event marked the first time in Wisconsin's history that the American flamingo species had been spotted in the state, reported said quoting Mark Korducki, a member of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. Crowd gathers to witness unusual visitors The five flamingos, seen on Friday (September 22), attracted a substantial crowd of curious onlookers who were excited to witness these tropical birds venturing far from their usual habitat, in tropical areas. Also Read | Miracle surgery: US surgeons carry out second pig heart transplant in world, saves dying man Three of the flamingos were adults, distinguishable by their pink plumage, while the remaining two were juveniles with gray colouring, reports said. No, this isn't a beach in Florida - this is WISCONSIN! 🦩 For the first time in nearly a century, a flamboyance of flamingos was spotted yesterday on the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan following Hurricane Idalia. pic.twitter.com/iRcdNzH4FU — AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 23, 2023 × Word of the flamingos' presence quickly spread on social media, drawing in approximately 75 bird enthusiasts to Port Washington's South Beach. Jim Edelhuber, an avid bird watcher and photographer from Waukesha, expressed his amazement at the unexpected event, describing it as "huge" and "unbelievable." Possible hurricane-driven journey While the sighting was surprising, it wasn't entirely unprecedented. Reports of flamingos appearing in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have surfaced recently, according to Ryan Brady, a conservation biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Also Read | Ginormous ‘fossilised’ bubble near Milky Way could be relic of the Big Bang Wildlife biologists speculated that strong winds from Hurricane Idalia in late August might have pushed these flamingos northward. Flamingos' usual range The American flamingo typically inhabits regions like Florida, the Gulf Coast states, the Caribbean, and northern South America. For many observers like Debbie Gasper of Port Washington, this sighting was a rare and unexpected opportunity to see these tropical birds up close. Watch | Paris's Summer of Music events culminates in a giant party × Debbie planned to share photos of the flamingos with her relatives in Georgia, who she believed would find it hard to believe that such an event occurred in Wisconsin. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. ×

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Flamingo population in the Atacama desert is declining due to mining. However, miners deny that Lithium extraction affects flamingos.

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A refuge for flamingos and turtles, the Libyan island of Farwa is threatened by pollution, illegal and intensive fishing. Environmental activists struggling to save it warn.

Environmental activists concerned over future of Libya's wildlife treasure island

<p>Taxidermists in Australia are restoring the country's last two flamingos.&nbsp;Known as Chile and Greater, the flamingos will be displayed by the South Australian Museum.</p>

<p>The flamingoes, that were both males, are being resurrected as gay emblems for the Feast festival in South Australia. They had died in 2018 and 2014 respectively.</p>

<p>''It is wonderful that their stories and that of their species can continue to be told,'' said Adelaide Zoo director Phil Ainsley.</p>

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<p>''Current biosecurity rules mean we can’t import flamingos anymore so for some visitors this could be the only chance to ever get up close to these birds,'' he added.</p>

<p>Greater had been at the zoo since the 1930s and is one of the oldest flamingos in the world.</p>

<p>Two 17-year-old boys had beaten it up and were charged with ill-treatment of an animal and faced a penalty of four years in jail.</p>

<p>Flamingoes, that feed on crustaceans, get their color from salt lakes. Ice Age marked the end of wild flamingoes in Australia.</p>

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<p>After this age, they were only bred in zoos. With less water and increased concentration ratio in the water, flaminglets that were unable to fly usually die.</p>

<p>They are also suffering as a result of climate change and agricultural irrigation methods.</p>

<p>''The world and Australia got exceedingly dry because all the water was locked up in ice,'' said Flinders University vertebrate palaeontologist Trevor Worthy.</p>

<p>''The lakes dried out altogether, all at the same time all across Australia, so there was nowhere for them to go. Too many lakes dried out simultaneously … they were stuffed.''</p>

<p>They disappeared over 25,000 years ago as per the fossilised footprints and bones in creek discovered by scientists.</p>


Taxidermists in Australia are restoring the country's last two flamingos. Known as Chile and Greater, the flamingos will be displayed by the South Australian Museum.

Taxidermists in Australia are restoring the country's last two flamingos. Known as Chile and Greater, the flamingos will be displayed by the South Australian Museum. The flamingoes, that were both males, are being resurrected as gay emblems for the Feast festival in South Australia. They had died in 2018 and 2014 respectively. ''It is wonderful that their stories and that of their species can continue to be told,'' said Adelaide Zoo director Phil Ainsley. Also read | Birds in Amazon turning smaller, longer-winged, courtesy climate change: Study ''Current biosecurity rules mean we can’t import flamingos anymore so for some visitors this could be the only chance to ever get up close to these birds,'' he added. Greater had been at the zoo since the 1930s and is one of the oldest flamingos in the world. Two 17-year-old boys had beaten it up and were charged with ill-treatment of an animal and faced a penalty of four years in jail. Flamingoes, that feed on crustaceans, get their color from salt lakes. Ice Age marked the end of wild flamingoes in Australia. Also read | Reproduction without mating? Largest land birds in North America surprise scientists After this age, they were only bred in zoos. With less water and increased concentration ratio in the water, flaminglets that were unable to fly usually die. They are also suffering as a result of climate change and agricultural irrigation methods. ''The world and Australia got exceedingly dry because all the water was locked up in ice,'' said Flinders University vertebrate palaeontologist Trevor Worthy. ''The lakes dried out altogether, all at the same time all across Australia, so there was nowhere for them to go. Too many lakes dried out simultaneously … they were stuffed.'' They disappeared over 25,000 years ago as per the fossilised footprints and bones in creek discovered by scientists.

These flamingos are being restored to become gay emblems in music festival

<p>Thousands of flamingos were found dead on the dry bed of&nbsp;Turkey's Lake Tuz, alarming environmentalists and prompting authorities to investigate what caused the mass deaths.</p>

<p>Drone footage from the area showed hundreds of flaminglets partly buried in dried parts of Lake Tuz, in&nbsp;Turkey's central province of Konya.</p>

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<p>The initial analysis showed the flamingos were not poisoned, Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Bekir Pakdemirli, told reporters, adding some 1,000 flaminglets were among the birds that died.</p>

<p>Environmentalists said the deaths stemmed from the agricultural irrigation practices in the region, along with the repercussions of climate change and drought.</p>

<p>According to a report published by Turkish environmental foundation TEMA in 2020, the annual water reserve in central province of Konya's close basin was 4.5 billion cubic metres, while the consumption reached 6.5 billion cubic metres. Environmentalist and wildlife photographer Fahri Tunc said the canal that was built to deliver water to Lake Tuz is redirected for agricultural irrigation.</p>

<p>"This is the irrigation canal that comes from Konya. It needs to deliver water to Lake Tuz. As you can see, the water is not coming through. It stopped," Tunc said.</p>

<p>According to statistics, around&nbsp;5,000 to&nbsp;10,000 flaminglets are born in Lake Tuz every year during the hatching season.</p>

<p>Tunc said, this year, only 5,000 eggs have hatched and most of the birds died while seeking water on the surface of partially dried lake.</p>

<p>President of Doga (Nature) Association, Dicle Tuba Kilic said the only way to prevent mass flamingo deaths is to change the agricultural irrigation methods in region.</p>

<p>Pakdemirli said the deaths are not related to the irrigation practices in the region.</p>

<p>"I want to stress that there is no direct or indirect connection between this incident and the wells in the area or the agricultural irrigation," he said.</p>

<p>One of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world, Lake Tuz (Salt Lake) is the second largest lake in&nbsp;Turkey.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Thousands of flamingos were found dead on the dry bed of Turkey's Lake Tuz, alarming environmentalists and prompting authorities to investigate what caused the mass deaths.

Thousands of flamingos were found dead on the dry bed of Turkey's Lake Tuz, alarming environmentalists and prompting authorities to investigate what caused the mass deaths. Drone footage from the area showed hundreds of flaminglets partly buried in dried parts of Lake Tuz, in Turkey's central province of Konya. The initial analysis showed the flamingos were not poisoned, Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Bekir Pakdemirli, told reporters, adding some 1,000 flaminglets were among the birds that died. Environmentalists said the deaths stemmed from the agricultural irrigation practices in the region, along with the repercussions of climate change and drought. According to a report published by Turkish environmental foundation TEMA in 2020, the annual water reserve in central province of Konya's close basin was 4.5 billion cubic metres, while the consumption reached 6.5 billion cubic metres. Environmentalist and wildlife photographer Fahri Tunc said the canal that was built to deliver water to Lake Tuz is redirected for agricultural irrigation. "This is the irrigation canal that comes from Konya. It needs to deliver water to Lake Tuz. As you can see, the water is not coming through. It stopped," Tunc said. According to statistics, around 5,000 to 10,000 flaminglets are born in Lake Tuz every year during the hatching season. Tunc said, this year, only 5,000 eggs have hatched and most of the birds died while seeking water on the surface of partially dried lake. President of Doga (Nature) Association, Dicle Tuba Kilic said the only way to prevent mass flamingo deaths is to change the agricultural irrigation methods in region. Pakdemirli said the deaths are not related to the irrigation practices in the region. "I want to stress that there is no direct or indirect connection between this incident and the wells in the area or the agricultural irrigation," he said. One of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world, Lake Tuz (Salt Lake) is the second largest lake in Turkey. (With inputs from agencies)

Thousands of flamingos found dead in Turkey, alarming environmentalists

<p>Social distancing and home confinement rules in the wake of the coronavirus-induced crisis might have clipped the wings of a few people across the world, but flamingos have spanned theirs and started flourishing in a coastal lagoon by the Adriatic Sea in Albania.</p>

<p>The&nbsp;flamingo&nbsp;population at the&nbsp;Albanian<em> </em>lagoon&nbsp;has grown as coronavirus rules keep&nbsp;crowds&nbsp;away.&nbsp;Operations halting at a nearby saltworks and reduced human activity of all types during the pandemic explains why birds are flocking to the lagoon, a regional biodiversity expert said.</p>

<p>The flamingo population is up to about 3,000 at Narta Lagoon. The 28-sq km (10-sq m) lagoon is 145 kilometres (90 miles) south of Tirana, the capital.</p>

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<p>Bird watchers also have noticed more pelicans, herons and other species this spring.</p>

<p>Researchers are now planning to study the flamingos to see if the coronavirus-induced calm is conducive to establishing the lagoon as a place where they can nest and breed.</p>


Social distancing and home confinement rules in the wake of the coronavirus-induced crisis might have clipped the wings of a few people across the world, but flamingos have spanned theirs and started flourishing in a coastal lagoon by the Adriatic Sea in Albania.

Social distancing and home confinement rules in the wake of the coronavirus-induced crisis might have clipped the wings of a few people across the world, but flamingos have spanned theirs and started flourishing in a coastal lagoon by the Adriatic Sea in Albania. The flamingo population at the Albanian lagoon has grown as coronavirus rules keep crowds away. Operations halting at a nearby saltworks and reduced human activity of all types during the pandemic explains why birds are flocking to the lagoon, a regional biodiversity expert said. The flamingo population is up to about 3,000 at Narta Lagoon. The 28-sq km (10-sq m) lagoon is 145 kilometres (90 miles) south of Tirana, the capital. Bird watchers also have noticed more pelicans, herons and other species this spring. Researchers are now planning to study the flamingos to see if the coronavirus-induced calm is conducive to establishing the lagoon as a place where they can nest and breed.

Flamingos flock to crowd-free Albania lagoon

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