Oblivious to the birds as they fly low in search of food in what used to be a lake clear of the evergreen thorny mathenge trees, is that the rising lakes have displaced thousands of residents and submerged houses and nearby forests. Despite numbering in the millions in lakes located in the Great Rift Valley, flamingoes in Kenya are fast declining in population.Įcologists say the population of the pink-feathered birds in feeding grounds in Kenya and breeding sites in neighboring Tanzania is on a sharp decline.ĭead flamingoes have been found in the hundreds around the lake, mostly stuck in thorny bushes as water levels continue to rise steadily.
