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News 26 October 2009 - BirdLife International Natron community vows to protect the lake and its flamingos www.birdlife.org/news/news/2009/10/natron_community.html
26 October 2009 - Save the Flamingo Lesser Flamingos have begun breeding on artificial breeding island in Kamfers Dam for third year in a row!
22 October 2009 - Hurriyet Daily News Academic warns flamingos face extinction in Turkish national park www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=academic-warns-against-bird-extinction-rates-in-turkey-2009-10-22
12 October 2009 - BirdLife International Lake Nakuru becomes Africa's first IBA-branded National Park www.birdlife.org/news/news/2009/10/lake_nakuru_iba.html
08 October 2009 - Nassau Guardian The flamingos of Inagua www.thenassauguardian.com/national_local/329393594233704.php
24 September 2009 - Environment News Service Kenya's Lake Nakuru National Park Named Important Bird Area www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2009/2009-09-24-02.asp
22 September 2009 - WWF Flamingo paradise becomes largest Andean Ramsar wetland www.panda.org/wwf_news/?174641/Flamingo-paradise-becomes
13 September 2009 - WAM Emirates News Agency Greater Flamingo breeding site discovered in Abu Dhabi www.wam.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1248235694490&pagename=WAM%2FWAM_E_Layout&parent=Query&parentid=1135099399852
04 September 2009 - Scotsman The Crimson Wing is in UK cinemas nationwide from 25 September news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Disney39s-African-adventure-adds-new.5617366.jp
27 August 2009 - ThisDay Government poised to ruin major flamingo nesting site? www.thisday.co.tz/News/6239.html
26 August 2009 - BirdLife Lake Natron faces renewed threat from soda-ash mining www.birdlife.org/news/news/2009/08/think_pink.html
13 August 2009 - BBC Why flamingos stand on one leg news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8197000/8197932.stm
10 August 2009 - Legalbrief Flamingo activist wins victory over government www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20090811084845724
20 July 2009 - CCTV Lack of water threatens endangered flamingos www.cctv.com/program/newshour/20090720/105108.shtml
19 July 2009 - Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park North Carolina's first Lesser Flamingo hatches at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park www.shwpark.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2037:north-carolinas-first-lesser-flamingo&catid=1:latest-news
19 June 2009 Over 12,000 Lesser Flamingo chicks hatched on artificial breeding island in Kamfers Dam, Kimberley, South Africa!! 19 June 2009 - Joburg Six flamingo chicks hatch at Johannesburg Zoo www.joburg.org.za/content/view/3990/266/
18 June 2009 - Times of India Flamingos arrive three months early in Ajmer timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Ajmer-has-visitors-a-little-early-this-time/articleshow/4668956.cms
16 June 2009 - Today's Zaman Water treatment plant to help reduce pollution in Lake Tuz www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178133&bolum=101
15 June 2009 - Times Sustainable aquaculture at Veta la Palma promotes flamingo conservation www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1902751,00.html
4 June 2009 - Times 2000 Andean Flamingo eggs abandoned in the Atacama Desert www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1902885,00.html
2 June 2009 - DAWN.com The mysterious Rann of Kutch www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/sci-tech/04-the-mysterious-rann-of-kutch-qs-07
27 May 2009 - Wildlife Extra High Andes wetland home of Andean flamingos protected www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/wetland-wwf009.html#cr
26 April 2009 - IUCN-SSC Flamingo Specialist Group Today’s Grey Hope for Tomorrow’s Pink: Lesser Flamingos return to Sewri in Mumbai, India
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20 April 2009 - The Citizen Officials vow to block soda ash factory thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12065
20 April 2009 - Peninsular Online Greater Flamingos head home as summer sets in www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&month=April2009&file=Local_News2009042054113.xml
14 April 2009 - Legalbrief Flamingo island appeal falls on deaf ears www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20090415083322394
3 April 2009 - ThisDay Proposed Mwambani port related to plans to build a soda-ash extraction plant at Lake Natron www.thisday.co.tz/News/5540.html
26 March 2009 - Today's Zaman Water purification plant opens at Lake Tuz in Turkey www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=170533&bolum=101
16 March 2009 - The Island Bundala biodiversity affected: ornithologists say flamingo numbers have decreased this year www.island.lk/2009/03/17/features1.html
13 March 2009 - EcoWorldly Sign a petition to help protect 50,000 flamingos in South Africa ecoworldly.com/2009/03/13/sign-a-petition-to-help-protect-50-000-flamingos-have-you-say-in-kimberly/
11 March 2009 - AFP 15 flamingos illegally shot at Ramsar wetland in Greece www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWb7MnbWI7VmInIRgSiCv_cjkKKw
23 February 2009 - Times India Bombay Natural History Society opens bird migration study centre at Point Calimere timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/BNHS-opens-bird-migration-study-centre-at-Point-Calimere/articleshow/4171970.cms
18 February 2009 - American Chronicle Are Lake Natron's flamingos on the edge of extinction? www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/91585
07 February 2009 - iol.co.za BirdLife dismisses claims that Kimberley residents will eat Kamfers Dam's Lesser Flamingos www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20090207064558279C255076&set_id=
03 February 2009 - iol.co.za Kimberley residents threaten to eat Lesser Flamingos if development doesn't go ahead
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01 February 2009 - Mark Anderson 12,000 chicks estimated at Kamfers Dam! kamfers_dam_20090201.html
31 January 2009 - Cyprus Mail Development threatens designated wetlands in Cyprus www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=43790&cat_id=1
28 January 2009 - Times of India Endangered Lesser Flamingos to get breeding centre timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/Endangered_Lesser_Flamingos_to_get_breeding
28 January 2009 - Hurriyet DailyNews.com Rescuing the Izmir Bird Reserve on the Gediz Delta, Turkey www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10878380.asp?gid=244
12 January 2009 - Economic Times India Genetics to help conserve rare bird species economictimes.indiatimes.com/Flora__Fauna/Genetics_to_help_conserve_rare_bird
11 January 2009 - Guardian Disney film spotlights threat to spectacular flamingo lake www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/11/crimson-wing-disney-flamingo-tanzania
07 January 2009 - Center for Biological Diversity US Fish & Wildlife Service proposes to list the Andean Flamingo as endangered www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2009/latin-american-birds-01-07-2008.html
31 December 2008 - The Hindu Flamingos may stay away from Mumbai www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200812311224.htm
23 December 2008 - IOL.co.za Live webcam of breeding Lesser Flamingos at Kamfers Dam is online! www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20081223060440885C533095 live webcam .
19 December 2008 - BirdLife Natron's flamingos star in Disney film! www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/12/crimson_wing.html
15 December 2008 - Legalbrief (subscription) Kamfers Dam crisis remains unresolved www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20081216072834356
03 December 2008 - BirdLife Latest News on Lake Natron www.birdlife.org/action/campaigns/lake_natron_flamingos/downloads.html
01 December 2008 - BirdLife Tanzanian Minister outlines Natron's value www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/12/natron_ramsar.html
26 November 2008 - WJTV Dogs kill flamingos at Jackson Zoo www.wjtv.com/gulfcoastwest/jtv/news.apx.-content-articles-JTV-2008-11-26-0024.html
24 November 2008 - Save the Flamingo Kamfers Dam's Lesser Flamingos breeding, again! kamfers_dam_20081124.html
10 November 2008 - Legalbrief (subscription) Northgate development near Kamfers Dam approved www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20081111075141456
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Save the Flamingo Association )03 November 2008 - BirdLife International agreement joins-up flyway conservation www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/11/ramsar_resolution.html
30 October 2008 - IMDB Disney nature film about Lesser Flamingos at Lake Natron due for release www.imdb.com/title/tt0902967/combined 30 October 2008 - BBC News Flamingo attacked at Adelaide Zoo news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7699092.stm 28 October 2008 - Surfbirds News Action plan for conservation of Lesser Flamingo adopted www.surfbirds.com/sbirdsnews/archives/2008/10/action_plan_for.html www.unep-aewa.org/meetings/en/mop/mop4_docs/meeting_docs_pdf/ 18 October 2008 - Today's Zaman Pollution threatens flamingos in Turkish wetlands www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=156198&bolum=101 16 October 2008 - Tennessean.com Nashville Zoo looking to open a $700,000 to $750,000 Caribbean Flamingo exhibit www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081006/NEWS01/810060359/1006 15 October 2008 - The Santiago Times Chile forestry officials go to court to protect flamingos www.santiagotimes.cl/santiagotimes/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id 14 October 2008 - STLtoday Greater Flamingo escapee living the wild life www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/lifestyle/pets/story/b9ee0200f2e597648 9 October 2008 - ThisDay Tata shelves soda project at Lake Natron www.thisday.co.tz/News/4690.html 6 October 2008 - Bloomberg Scientists oppose planned soda-ash plant at flamingo habitat www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aG2B4hMVr0so&refer=africa
Scientists flock to save flamingos on soda-ash prospect www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=144589 2 October 2008 - BirdLife Key conservation caucus urges protection of Lake Natron www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/10/poac_natron.html 27 September 2008 - Birdlife Conservation award given to Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania for flamingo conservation www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/09/birdlife_awards.html 25 September 2008 - Biloxi Sun Herald Wildlife officers investigate flamingo's suspicious death www.sunherald.com/local/story/841843.html 24 September 2008 - Chicago Sun Times Flamingo eggs fail to hatch at Lincoln Park Zoo www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1181307,CST-NWS-flamingo24.article 17 September 2008 - AEWA International Lesser Flamingo Action Plan endorsed at African-Eurasian Waterbird Conference www.iisd.ca/vol18/enb1831e.html
www.unep-aewa.org/meetings/en/mop/mop4_docs/meeting_docs_pdf/ 16 September 2008 - Independent Online, South Africa Call to resolve flamingo suspensions www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=nw20080916141053134C216570 13 September 2008 - Telegraph British birdwatchers protest illegal hunting of flamingos in Malta www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/09/13/eamalta113.xml 11 September 2008 - Today's Zaman Lake Küçük, famous for flamingos, completely dries up www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=152855&bolum=100 09 September 2008 - Interational Herald Tribune Bahamas flamingo colony survives Hurricane Ike www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/09/news/CB-Bahamas-Flamingos.php 09 September 2008 - Sun Herald Flamingos found in Mississippi following spate of hurricances www.sunherald.com/278/story/801077.html 07 September 2008 - The Standard Nema makes fresh bid to stop Tanzania’s soda ash project www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143994342&cid=4 04 September 2008 - AEWA Lesser Flamingo Action Plan to be adopted at international migratory waterbird conference
(Madagascar, 15-19 Sep 2008) www.unep-aewa.org/press/mop4_media_alert.htm www.unep-aewa.org/press/mop4_media_alert_fr.htm www.unep-aewa.org/meetings/en/mop/mop4_docs/meeting_docs_pdf/
02 September 2008 - PAOC Symposium on African flamingos at the 12th Pan-African Ornithological Congress
(South Africa, 7-12 Sep 2008) paoc12.adu.org.za/sciprog_symposia.htm#2 30 August 2008 - The Times Flamingo conservation officials suspended over Kamfers Dam dispute www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4635212.ece 06 August 2008 - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Argentina names important flamingo site www.ramsar.org/index_bulletin.htm www.ramsar.org/archives/archives_trans_argentina_melincue.htm 18 July 2008 - BirdLife Update on the Lake Natron advocacy campaign www.birdlife.org/action/campaigns/lake_natron_flamingos/downloads.html 17 July 2008 - AEWA Flamingo conservationist, Mark Anderson, wins the 2008 AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award www.unep-aewa.org/news/news_elements/2008/aewa_conservation_award_2008.htm 10 July 2008 - BirdLife South Africa's flamingos under threat www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/07/kamfers_dam.html 27 June 2008 - Science New genetic study supports flamingo-grebe link www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;320/5884/1763 15 May 2008 - BirdLife Tata withdraws Natron project ESIA report www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/05/Lake_Natron.html 11 March 2008 - Physorg.com Scientists to investigate how Lesser Flamingos can thrive in waste water www.physorg.com/news124458024.html 03 January 2008 - Anderson Africa Lesser Flamingo breeding success at Kamfers Dam, South Africa! docs/papers/flamingos_breeding_at_kamfers_dam.pdf http://www.andersonafrica.co.za/flamingosbreeding.html 15 January 2007 - PHYSORG.com Extreme weather leaves flamingos hungry at Lake Bogoria, Kenya www.newswise.com/articles/view/525156/ 13 November 2006 - Earthwatch Institute Lesser Flamingos find refuge at Kenyan lake www.newswise.com/articles/view/525156/ 28 September 2006 - BBC Flamingos leave breeding island in Etang du Fangassier, Camargue, France news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6949519.stm 28 September 2006 - Anderson Africa Artificial flamingo breeding island constructed at Kamfers Dam, South Africa docs/papers/flamingoislandarticle.pdf 11 November 2005 - CIDRAP Captive flamingo dies of H5N1 infection in Kuwait www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/nov1105avian.html 30 July 2003 - Hong Kong government Greater Flamingo dies of H5N1 infection at Hong Kong waterpark docs/news/hkflamingos2003.pdf www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=387679
