Tens of thousands of flamingos hatching from their eggs in Turkey\u2019s Salt Lake, one of the world’s premier nesting grounds for the colorful species, offers a dazzling visual feast.<\/p>\n
The flamingos choose their breeding sites carefully, and especially favor the southern part of the lake, which is located on the outskirts of Eskil in the central Aksaray province.<\/p>\n
The Salt Lake, located some 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the capital Ankara, spans 1,665 square km (643 square mi.), and is one of the largest hyper-saline lakes in the world.<\/p>\n
Throngs of flamingo chicks emerging from their eggs have turned the area of stunning untouched nature into a \u201cflamingo heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ozge Balkiz, Biological Diversity Protection Program coordinator at the Nature Protection Center in the capital Ankara, told Anadolu Agency that the Salt Lake is a wetland of great importance for flamingos in the vicinity of the Mediterranean and North Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome years over 20,000 chicks hatch from their eggs in Salt Lake,\u201d she said, adding that the area is important as it is untouched by human activity and protected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many other lakes around where the flamingos can feed themselves,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Noting that the number of flamingos nesting in the area changes each year due to lake\u2019s water level, she added: \u201cThe flamingos\u2019 breeding success is mostly based on the water level of the lake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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