At the extended meeting of the socialist Parliamentary group, PM Rama said that “The boulevard protests against the Zvërnec project took on both the Kushner-Trump development and a relentless online and offline army of detractors.”

“It’s not about being against Donald Trump—it’s ultimately against you and me. They hoped that this worldwide protest would deliver the miracle that Lulzim Basha’s local tent movement fell short of”, Rama added.

The prime minister emphasized that under these circumstances when millions of people who do not even know where Zvërnec is located, knew exactly what to think about Zvërnec.

“The turmoil of these past 20 days isn’t just about the state of Albania’s government. It’s a mirror reflecting the new era we’ve stepped into—the global realities and mounting challenges we will continually have to confront”, Rama added.

Rama argued that ten years ago, this issue would have remained an isolated domestic quarrel. ‘People would have taken sides,’ he said, ‘but the debate would have stayed within Albania, regardless of any foreign or supernatural interference.

Reflecting on the incident a decade later, the Prime Minister stated that what began as a violent clash between security guards and a protester in a remote Albanian village exploded within 48 hours into a worldwide digital war, echoing across every international media platform.

“This happened not because the world suddenly woke up one morning deeply concerned about the fate of Albania’s nature and the Narta flamingos,” he noted. “Until recently, right under the nose of an indifferent global community, the area was a lawless slaughterhouse. Thousands of Western hunters descended on our land to shoot birds and animals purely for sport. If we had waited for the world to act, the flamingos would have vanished completely a decade ago, driven away by the bullets of drunken, savage men.” /a.g/p.s./

This scientific instrument was created by Mirjan Topi, who is pursuing his PhD studies in the Biology department at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, and the lecturer at this faculty Ferdinand Bego.

Their creation has also been published in the International Scientific Journal of the Avian science, setting a benchmark for Albanian ornithology.

Topi has almost 15 years of experience in the field of ornithology. And he is the author of the first complete guide to the birds of Albania, several other books on birds, as well as many scientific articles in the field of the study and conservation of wild birds.

Speaking to ATA, Mirjan Topi said that this is not the first trap built for this purpose, as other international authors have created similar traps in the past.

However, he explained, the trap creates great advantages in terms of work efficiency per unit of time, bird welfare during the capture and study process. It is foldable and configurable in the shape of the terrain (so it takes up a small volume and can be configured in different shapes and for different sizes of birds)”.

“Through this new instrument, every researcher can accomplish the same work as they have done with similar traps, which exist today in the international market of research equipment (and can be purchased), but now with much smaller resources, financial, human and time, minimizing the disturbance towards the birds and avoiding any accident that could harm the bird during the capture and processing process (such as placing rings, satellite trackers, taking blood samples, etc.)”, said Topi.

Topi stated that, “We named the trap “Narta”, one of the best lagoons in Albania and the entire Mediterranean, a wonderful natural environment”.

“Due to the advantages that the “Narta” trap brings, I am confident that it will be widely used in the international ornithological research environment and may become the most widely used instrument for its intended purpose”, emphasized Topi.

Topi added that, “This trap is extremely safe; it does not create any chance based on testing to damage the egg or the bird; unlike other traps that the bird can enter and exit, this trap cannot be exited without our help, that is, without being processed, without being ringed and without having a GPS fitted or without having a blood sample taken”.

Lecturer of the Faculty of Natural Science Ferdinand Bego told ATA that, “Such instruments are common in scientific work, since when working with a difficult group of birds, like sandpipers, you have to use the right tool that is friendlier and less disturbing”.

“Such studies are of extraordinary interest because the sandpiper order is closely related with wetlands or remote places that are important ecosystems for the entire planet, including our country,” said Bego. /k.s/j.p/p.s./

“Dance of the wandering flamingos over the Narta lagoon”, Rama wrote in a post in the social media.

Flamingos are birds that migrate to warm countries and prefer salty and shallow waters, where they find their food of choice. In our country, the proper habitat of this type is the Narta Lagoon, Karavasta, but also Pogradec Lake.

Flamingos take to the air in groups and fly hundreds of kilometers during the migration period.

The flight takes place in long or V-shaped lines until they reach their destination – a saltwater lake, which is an excellent place to build a nest and raise the young.

In recent years, these birds prefer many of the habitats in Albania in the protected areas, where they find suitable conditions. /p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today in the social media stunning views from the salt evaporation pond of Narta in Vlora.

The summer time, especially on very hot days, is characterized by the bloom of a type of algae known as Dunaliella salina, which causes these color hues because of the high presence of Beta Carotene pigment.

The photography enthusiasts take the opportunity to take photos on their cameras or phones not only with the blue sea, but also with the salt evaporation pond.

During this period, the creates amazing images with the colors is gets. /m.m/a.f/p.s./

This kind of tourism is a good opportunity to bring people closer to birds and show them what characteristics and values each bird has.

The Administration of the Protected Areas Vlora has developed bird watching in the Narta lagoon so that to get acquainted more closely with the current situation.

“The Narta lagoon is an oasis of waterfowl, which creates habitats quite suitable for the winter period and a large number of migratory birds have begun to populate the lagoon”, emphasized the National Agency of Protected Areas.

The bird watching tourism is already turning into a real tourist movement for our country, as well.

This lagoon represents a territory with a variety of birds. These birds find there a perfect habitat for nesting or wintering. This lagoon, a key part of the eastern Adriatic migration corridor, constitutes one of the most important wetland ecosystems in Albania.

This territory supports a considerable number of birds, many of which are listed in the European bird directive. /p.s./

The work has already started on the implementation of the project on the “Protection of the Seleveci Embankment in the Narta Lagoon, Novosela” as well as the project on “Rehabilitation of the Karavasta hydropower plant”, an investment totaling 434.2 million ALL.

The first project in Narta Lagoon worth 157.6 million ALL, aims to rehabilitate the Seleveci embankment along its entire length, as well as to carry out works to protect the inner slope from the sea waves.

While the second project on the rehabilitation of the Karavasta hydropower plant aims to ensure safe drainage of over 10,000 ha of agricultural and saline soil in the areas of Divjaka, Lushnja and Fier. //a.i/