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Pelican Population Grows in Albania During Pandemic July 04, 2021 A donation box for pelicans is placed in Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon, western Albania, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.The pandemic has brought one good thing to the Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon in western Albania - calmness for the pelicans and increase of their numbers Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:52 0:00 The pandemic has brought one good thing to western Albania’s Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon: peace and quiet for rare pelicans. It is this calm that the birds need to mate – which has led to their populatio...

July 1, 2021 Share The pandemic has brought one good thing to western Albania’s Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon — badly needed peace and quiet for endangered mating pelicans, and resulting population growth. Regional environmental officials say nesting pairs have increased by one-fifth in the last two years, from 68 in 2019 to 85 this year, even as numbers of human visitors have halved. They’re huge birds, reaching up to six feet (nearly two meters) in length and 11 feet (more than three meters) in wingspan. The seaside Divjaka-Karavasta National Park covers around 22,000 hectares (55,...