Curly Pelican, the Karavasta Lagoon’s landmark bird

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• About 5 percent of the entire worldwide endangered population of the Curly Pelican breed at the Karavasta Lagoon, which has been under the Ramsar Convention protection since 1994

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The Curly Pelican, also known as the Dalmatian Pelican, is one of Albania’s best-known wildlife species. What makes the local Curly Pelican special is that its nesting spot at the