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Recent research by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and its partners has shown the importance of the state’s barrier islands in the epic migration of red knots each year.

Recent research by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and its partners has shown the importance of the state’s barrier islands in the epic migration of red knots each year.

By Alexander Villegas and Cristian Rudolffi ATACAMA DESERT (Reuters) - On the white plains of Chile's lithium-rich Atacama desert, bright pink flaming...

Flamingo numbers are falling, with a new study linking this to the water extracted by mining firms to pump up brine filled with lithium.

On the white plains of Chile’s lithium-rich Atacama desert, bright pink flamingos enliven the sprawling salt flats where sporadic blue pools provide much needed hydration. However, flamingo numbers are falling, with a new study linking this to the water extracted by mining firms to pump up brine filled with lithium, the metal used to make batteries for mobile phones, laptop computers and electric vehicles. Miners contend their operations do not affect flamingo herds and say the studies are bas...

We tackle some of your most frequently asked questions about migration.

Climate change and lithium mining are threatening the flooded salt flats that flamingos in Chile depend on, a study suggests.

Eye on Lithium: There could be competition for Chile’s lithium-rich salt flats from breeding flamingos

Two of the three flamingo species that breed in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat have lost 10 to 12% of their populations in just 11 years.

Two of the three flamingo species that breed in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat have lost 10 to 12% of their populations in just 11 years.