NAVI MUMBAI: MMR areas such as Sewri and Thane creek saw a record 1.33 lakh flamingos in April-May this year, say researchers from the Bombay Natural History Society and Mangrove Foundation. The figure is much higher than last year’s observation of 1.03 lakh birds here.
Experts are divided on the reason for the rise in the numbers this year. While some attribute it to the increase in blue-green algae, which the birds feed on, in the creek areas due to pollution, others say the numbers may have seen a rise due to shrinking wetlands and mangroves in places like Uran—this has resulted in them being concentrated in parts like Sewri.
