Prime Minister Edi Rama shared in the social media today footage from the pelican spectacle over Karavasta lagoon.

Lagoon birdwatching tourism is now becoming a real tourist movement for our country as well.

Remote observation from the observation center specially built in Divjaka-Karavasta park offers a unique experience.

The main “character” of the lagoon, the Dalmatian pelican impresses tourists with its white, orange and gray colors, while its average weight of 11.5 kilograms makes it the heaviest bird of its kind in the world.

The Karavasta lagoon is among the lagoons of significance for migratory species and as a habitat for over 20,000 wintering birds.

During the summer, the lagoon is also frequented by other birds. It is known for its large colony of Dalmatian pelicans, the only coastal nesting site in Albania.

The ban on hunting for a certain period has led to a significant increase in the colony of pelicans, and even flamingos, which were very rare. /k.s/j.p/p.s./

With wild nature and centuries-old pine forests, Viluni lagoon has become an attractive destination for nature tourists, both local and foreign.

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared in the social media today moments from the evening at this lagoon, which is surrounded by wetlands and communicates with the sea through a natural channel.

This lagoon was once called the Lundërza lagoon, because there were many otters, an aquatic mammal that feeds on fish.

The lagoon is rich in fish of various types, so it is often chosen by fishing enthusiasts.

With about 200 species of migratory and permanent birds, Viluni lagoon offers a fantastic landscape in every season. /m.m/j.p/p.s./

Kumbaro said that apart from being the permanent “residence” of the curly pelican, the Karavasta lagoon is also home to 20,000 wintering birds.

The minister said that, “Lagoons are invaluable for their role in biodiversity, but also for their ability to absorb carbon dioxide as much as trees”.

Kumbaro emphasized that we have a duty to maintain and protect them by taking care of them every day, work which is the focus of the professionals of the National Agency of Protected Areas.

The lagoon of Karavasta in Divjaka, apart from its fascinating nature, stands out for its rare flora and fauna, and thanks to the moratorium on hunting as well as the investments and good management of the National Park, today it has become an increasingly visited destination./gj.m /p.s./

Lezha Regional Administration of Protected Areas shared today moments from the visit of foreign tourists to the visitors’ center, located near its offices.

“Tourists from Italy and Denmark stopped to visit the visitor center stationed near the offices of Lezha Regional Administration of Protected Areas and received from our staff more information about the diverse biodiversity of the lagoon. It was the first time they visited Albania and they felt very satisfied, and in addition to the Vaini lagoon, they had also visited Kune lagoon and some of the Natural Monuments of Lezha district”, Lezha Regional Administration said.

The lagoon of Kune-Vaini, 8 km from Lezha, is considered one of the most interesting and has increasingly attracted foreign and local visitors who enjoy its beauty.

It has an amazing panorama; it has the proper infrastructure for the visitors, archaeological and interesting culinary values. Today, this Protected Area is also used for tourism to watch the many waterfowl that breed in this marsh. /k.s/p.s./

The staff of the Administration of Protected Areas Lezha welcomed the tourists from France and Germany. It was the first time the tourists set foot in this area.

Kune-Vain Lagoon is one of the most beautiful in Albania and an attractive place for local and mainly the foreign tourists.

Kune-Vain Lagoon is located about 8 kilometers away from the city of Lezha and very close to that of Shengjin. The lagoon consists of wetland environments, forests, bushes and meadows, which intertwine beautifully between them.

The area is distinguished for the great variety of the living world, about 227 species of plants, 17 species of mollusks, 10 species of amphibians, 24 species of reptiles, some species of fish such as mullet, sea bass and eel. Particularly rich is the world of birds (196 migratory and permanent species), described as “Mediterranean ornithology”, 23 species of mammals: rabbit, fox, wolf, wild boar, etc.

Kune-Vaini Lagoon in Tale of Lezha is the first protected area in the country, declared as such almost 8 decades ago./p.s./

The National Agency of Protected Areas posted photos of the flamingos in Vain lagoon.

“Birds have populated the Vain lagoon. This is thanks to the tranquillity they have found and the work done by the specialists of the Agency of Protected Areas-Lezha affiliated branch. The increase in the number of birds in the lagoon is the best indicator of nature’s reward for the added tranquillity in the area. Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) are two species that have the highest number of birds in Vain lagoon”, reads the agency posting. /j.p/p.s./

The Lezha Protected Areas Administration reported that one of the curly pelicans has been equipped with GPS and they are monitoring his movements.

“There are 80 curly pelican individuals in Vain lagoon. Today, together with our colleagues from the Regional Administration of Protected Areas in Fier, we added another individual to the waters of Vain lagoon. This pelican is equipped with GPS and its movements are monitored”, it is said in the report.

The Curly Pelican lives in the Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon, Shkodra Lake, and is already overcrowded in Vain Lezha. In Macedonia, it is found on Lake Prespa. It is also found in Lake Shkodra and in the Srebrna Reserve in Bulgaria.

The Curly Pelican is a flying, nesting bird from the pelican family. The largest population of this species of pelicans is found in the Karavasta lagoon in Albania.

The curly pelican has curly feathers on the back (curved), the throat sac is orange, the legs are dark gray, and the chest is white. There are a few black feathers on the tips of the wings.

The length of the body is about 180 cm, while the wingspan is about 3 m. The average weight is 11.5 kilograms and makes it the heaviest bird in the world of its genus./p.s./