Flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya. When the water levels rose eight years ago, the flamingos moved to nearby lakes, but they have started to return. Photo: Reuters/Baz Ratner
Pink flamingos return to Kenya’s Lake Nakuru after an eight-year absence, offering hopes of a tourism rebound
- Huge flocks of flamingos used to attract crowds of visitors to Lake Nakuru in Kenya, until eight years ago when they vanished
- The birds left when rising water levels reduced their feeding and breeding grounds, but they have started to return
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Conservation
Flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya. When the water levels rose eight years ago, the flamingos moved to nearby lakes, but they have started to return. Photo: Reuters/Baz Ratner