Demand for Electric Cars Is Threatening Chile’s Flamingos
“You can explain the effects specifically from lithium extraction,” Cristina Dorador, co-author of the study, told Reuters in March.
There’s a bit of a silver lining in the study: Flamingo populations did not decline in other areas of the desert, the research showed, and birds who usually nest and feed in Salar de Atacama could just travel to other regions. Still, the researchers emphasized the need to know more about how lithium is impacting the flamingos to help mitigate the effects.
“You can explain the effects specifically from lithium extraction,” Cristina Dorador, co-author of the study, told Reuters in March.
There’s a bit of a silver lining in the study: Flamingo populations did not decline in other areas of the desert, the research showed, and birds who usually nest and feed in Salar de Atacama could just travel to other regions. Still, the researchers emphasized the need to know more about how lithium is impacting the flamingos to help mitigate the effects.
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