A flock of greater flamingoes (phoenicopterus roseus) at the Narta lagoon, some 10km north of Vlora. — AFP
FLAMINGOS and Dalmatian pelicans laze in the azure waters of a shallow lagoon near Albania’s Adriatic coast.
But this avian paradise’s days may be numbered, ecologists warn, with a new airport being built close by to cash in on the Balkan nation’s tourism boom.
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