‘The birds will fly away’: can Albania’s flamingo revolution keep its wetlands free from Trumps and tourists?
Protests have taken place on the island, which is home to hundreds of internationally threatened species. Photograph: Fedja Grulovic/ReutersView image in fullscreenProtests have taken place on the island, which is home to hundreds of internationally threatened species. It sits on a major migratory corridor, hosting about 12% of the country’s wintering waterbirds, and is home to Eurasian otters, loggerhead sea turtles, bottlenose dolphins and Albanian water frogs.
- ▪Protests have taken place on the island, which is home to hundreds of internationally threatened species.
- ▪Photograph: Fedja Grulovic/ReutersView image in fullscreenProtests have taken place on the island, which is home to hundreds of internationally threatened species.
- ▪It sits on a major migratory corridor, hosting about 12% of the country’s wintering waterbirds, and is home to Eurasian otters, loggerhead sea turtles, bottlenose dolphins and Albanian water frogs.
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Protests have taken place on the island, which is home to hundreds of internationally threatened species. Photograph: Fedja Grulovic/ReutersView image in fullscreenProtests have taken place on the island, which is home to hundreds of internationally threatened species. Photograph: Fedja Grulovic/ReutersAlbania‘The birds will fly away’: can Albania’s flamingo revolution keep its wetlands free from Trumps and tourists?A luxury resort backed by the US president’s family may be built on a wildlife-rich nature reserve in one of Europe’s poorest nationsAjit NiranjanFri 12 Jun 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 12 Jun 2026 00.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIf the real estate dreams of a billionaire political family come true, an island in one of Europe’s poorest countries will become a…
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