In 1977 the salt-pans of Margherita di Savoia became a State Naturalistic Reserve and in 1979 they were declared "wetland of international importance", according to the Ramsar Convention (Iran, 1971).
Wetland
La minaccia più grave
Ma la minaccia più grave per il fenicottero è la distruzione del suo habitat: è per questo che nel corso degli ultimi anni è stata sviluppata una strategia internazionale per la sua conservazione.
A living symbol
Men have always thought of flamingos as something magic and the silhouette of these birds appears in objects of art thousands of years old.
A harsh cry, a graceful flight
Flamingos are no doubt more famous for their beautiful plumage than for their cry. Their vocalisations range from a low muttering, during feeding, to a kind of grunt, which acts as a menace. In flight, they often give out a gooselike cry, low and nasal.
What they eat
The diet of flamingos is mainly made up of aquatic invertebrates: crustaceans (such as Artemia salina), molluscs, anellids, grubs and chrysalises. Seeds and leaves of water-plants (Ruppia, Scirpus, Juncus, etc.) are sometimes swallowed together with algas, diatoms and even bacteria.
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