Why Lakhs of Flamingos Are Choosing the Rann of Kutch Over India’s Wetlands

One video that is taking rounds on social media and making people stop to stare is the salt flats of the Rann of Kutch turning an improbable shade of pink. What appears at first like a trick of light is, in fact, a record congregation of flamingos now crowding the shallow wetlands of Kutch. Drone images of the spectacle have gone viral. But there is an ecological story behind this.  Several traditional habitats like Thane Creek (Navi Mumbai), Pulicat Lake, between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Sewri Mudflats in Mumbai and the Sambhar Lake have reported fluctuating numbers. Meanwhile, the mu...