Migratory flamingos are painting the city of Mumbai pink

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Migratory flamingos are painting the city of Mumbai pink

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, and with humans locked indoors, animals are having a gala time outside, owning the streets, and roaming around freely like never before. In one such latest happening, Mumbai people were in for a beautiful surprise, when a huge number of migratory pink Flamingos flocked in and around the city. Not to forget, this also created a buzz in the social media, and offered us a ray of hope.

Reportedly, officials from the Forest Department and environmentalists also noticed a huge flock of flamingos in the Mumbai metropolitan region, especially in Thane Creek, Navi Mumbai, Uran, Vasai, and Panju Island.

Every year, these migratory flamingos migrate to Mumbai. In fact, Navi Mumbai creek and the backwaters are considered to be the hotspots for these birds. However, this year, due to the less polluted air and water, and also because of the improvement in the quality of algae, the number of flamingos witnessed this year have been far more than the previous years.

While we all are locked indoors, the social media brought this sight live, so that no one misses the spectacular show.

Apart from the officials, fishermen have also added that these areas have never witnessed this number of pink flamingos earlier. Referring to this, a wildlife warden mentioned that since there are hardly any humans around, flamingos are enjoying a hassle-free stay, which are social by nature and tend to move in large groups.

He also added that the forest officials are keeping a close watch on the migratory birds to prevent hunting. This lockdown is also a good time to study flamingos, which can help improve the process of conservation, he emphasized.

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