Man drives away flamingoes, residents upset
Hindustan TimesTalawe wetlands for the past three days have been brimming with the presence of Pink lesser and greater flamingos. On Wednesday bird watchers’ joy turned into concern after residents from buildings surrounding the wetlands saw a man wading into the deeper end of the lake with the intention to drive the birds away. Man drives away flamingoes, residents upset Numerous residents saw and shot videos of the entire event and shared it on social networking media and even tagged activists rallying to safeguard the wetlands. “ We saw a man walking into the lake with a bucket in his hands and throwing things and chasing the flamingos away. We strongly believe that Wednesday’s activity was done purely with the intent to scare the birds away permanently,” said activist Sunil Agarwal.