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Action Alerts Save the SA Flamingo Campaign
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Save the SA Flamingo Campaign |
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Your assistance is urgently required. Kamfers Dam, which is located just north of Kimberley, South Africa, is under threat from deteriorating water quality due to a badly managed sewerage works. This wetland is home to: - The largest permanent population of Lesser Flamingos in southern Africa. - The only Lesser Flamingo breeding site in South Africa. - One of only four Lesser Flamingo breeding sites in Africa, and six in the world. - A host of other endemic and threatened waterbirds. Kamfers Dam is also a South African Natural Heritage Site and an important Bird Area. Despite years of negotiating with the Kimberley's municipality (the Sol Plaatje Municipality) to improve the quality of water flowing into Kamfers Dam, the water quality is deteriorating and there are consequently severe health implications for Kamfers Dam's flamingos > and the people living in neighbouring suburbs. We have now decided to step up our campaign and we therefore urgently need your assistance in terms of (a) signing our petition and/or (b) donating funds towards this important campaign. PLEASE visit our website (www.savetheflamingo.co.za) and contribute towards the conservation of Kamfers Dam and this important population of globally "near-threatened" Lesser Flamingos. PLEASE forward this message to your friends, colleagues and family, and also post the message on your local e-mail discussion groups. For those living in southern Africa, there will be a documentary about Kamfers Dam on M-Net's Carte Blanche at 19h00 on Sunday 29 June 2008. We are very grateful for your kind assistance. Yours sincerely Save the Flamingo Campaign |
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