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./

This activity is being carried out in accordance with all necessary protocols and in collaboration with ornithological experts, represented by environmental and nature-loving organizations.

The Agency of Protected Areas- Durrës affiliated branch is located in the area of ​​the PTUM “Bisht Kamza” to carry out the monitoring of Dalmatian Pelicans. There, they have also encountered the presence of flamingos, plover, herons, etc. /a.f/p.s./

Lake Prespa is one of the main habitats for the curly pelican in Albania.

The National Administration of Protected Areas reported that in implementation of all the necessary protocols, a group of its specialists in cooperation with ornithological experts, represented by environmental organizations and nature lovers, are conducting during these days the process of observation and counting of the curly pelican at the predetermined points./p.s./

Since January of the current year, there has started the nesting process of the Curly Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) colony at the Pelican Island.

“Special views from Pelican Island, the home of the symbol bird of the Karavasta lagoon, such as the Curly Pelican, which, according to the monitoring of specialists of the National Agency of Protected Areas, is in a good breeding year”, wrote Rama.

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

The most significant example of this remains the daily number of local and foreign visitors who come to closely observe the many birds, which have already turned the Divjaka-Karavasta lagoon into their permanent habitat.

The Curly Pelican is one of the most visited birds. This rare and strange bird that has started to appear in several lagoons in Albania, such as in Narta, Kune-Vain and in Lake Shkodra, is attracting its habitat and the greatest attention to the Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon.

This year the reproduction process is good and undisturbed. Monitoring will continue regularly until the last chicks leave the nest.

The curly pelican is a flying, nesting bird from the pelican family. The largest population of this type of pelican is found in the Karavasta lagoon in Albania.

The curly pelican has curly feathers on the back, the throat pouch is orange, the legs are dark gray, while the chest is white. There are some 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 of its kind in the world./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./