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In the Pink BirdLife South Africa, the Everard Read Gallery and Charles Greig Jewellers will be holding an "In the Pink" evening on Valentine’s Day 2012 to benefit Flamingo Conservation.
The evening will include
Champagne proudly sponsored by Save the Flamingo
Save the Flamingo, a non-profit organisation, has positive solutions for the problems facing Kamfers Dam, but we need supporters all around the world to help us persuade the local authorities to take the threats facing this precious waterbody seriously. Without urgent action the dam could become a polluted cesspool devoid of birdlife, and a hazard to the people of Kimberley. You can find out more about Kamfers Dam and its extraordinary flamingos here.
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| Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 11:17 |
Kamfers Dam, a large wetland near Kimberley, South Africa, is one of only four places in the whole of Africa where the spectacular Lesser Flamingo has bred. Unfortunately it is in serious trouble. Very poorly treated sewage from a dysfunctional sewage works is flooding into it, and a large housing development has been proposed near it. The flamingos and other wildlife that depend on the dam, as well as the numerous people who live in surrounding suburbs, are now in danger. The dam is now bursting its banks and this flooding has caused millions of rands damage to the railway lines along the southern and eastern edges of the dam. One of South Africa’s most lucrative lines, which transports manganese from Hotazel to the coast, is under water, and our country’s most important passenger line is under threat.
