Conservationists decry plan for Albania’s biggest airport Plans to build Albania's biggest airport could destroy one of Europe's most spectacular sanctuaries for giant birds, where the noise of trucks and excavators is already scaring away pelicans and flamingos, ornithologists say. Flamingos are seen at the Vjosa-Narte Protected area in Vlora, Albania, January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Florion Goga The picturesque Vjose-Narte lagoon in the shadow of Albania's Thunderbolt Mountains on the Adriatic Sea, is a crucial stop for flocks of birds on their annual migration between Europe and Africa. It was declared a protected nesting and migration area in 2004, and is home to 200 bird species. The government says a new airport on the lagoon will boost tourism along Albania's pristine Adriati...
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