Article: Government axes flamingo crusaders; The suspension of three leading conservationists has ruffled environmental feathers, reports Sheree Bega.(News)

Article: Flamingo chicks hatch.(News)
Sunday Tribune (South Africa);  November 30, 2008 ;     452 words ......township on the shores of Kamfers Dam in Kimberley, the...consecutive year that the Kamfers Dam flamingos, the only...red data books. The Kamfers Dam's breeding island was constructed by...100 000 individuals, Kamfers Dam contributed ...

Article: Webcam captures new life.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  December 27, 2008 ;     563 words ......their acclaimed artificial breeding island in Kimberley. A new live...Africam, has been installed at Kamfers Dam, and for the first time...000 lesser flamingoes at Kamfers Dam, which is one of only six...damming and soda-ash mining. At Kamfers Dam, conservationists are ...

Article: Flamingo chicks hatch; The second batch of hatchlings has arrived on Kimberley's Kamfers Dam, South Africa's only breeding colony of the birds - but their future is far from certain.(News)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  November 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......shores of the Kamfers Dam in Kimberley...year that the Kamfers Dam flamingos, the...Pan in Botswana. Kamfers Dam is the fourth...breeding site. The Kamfers Dam breeding island was constructed...only artificial breeding island for ...

Article: Fears for the future of flamingoes.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  June 21, 2008 ;     571 words ......acclaimed artificial breeding island. And the thousands...flamingoes at Kimberley's Kamfers Dam, a permanent wetland...water-quality issues at Kamfers Dam head-on in the coming...could enter the pan. Kamfers Dam is one of only six...

Article: Development goes to the birds; Locals might eat flamingos out of desperation if project is stopped, residents' group warns.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  February 7, 2009 ;     682 words ......breeding population of lesser flamingos at Kamfers Dam. Their acclaimed nesting site at Kamfers Dam is located opposite the proposed R2-billion...000 lesser flamingos have been seen at Kamfers Dam, an artificial breeding site that Anderson...

Article: Conservationist receives award for protecting flamingoes.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  September 13, 2008 ;     198 words ......Waterbird Conservation Award for his work at Kamfers Dam in Kimberley, which supports the largest...R2-billion residential development near Kamfers Dam, and the poor water quality from the...of the juvenile lesser flamingoes at Kamfers Dam have avian pox virus, an indirect effect...

Article: Flamingos under threat.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  June 28, 2008 ;     203 words ......flamingo sites - a permanent wetland called Kamfers Dam in Kimberley, plagued by raw sewage...quality raw sewage to gush into the dam. Kamfers Dam is the only lesser flamingo breeding...occupants face a growing danger. Some of Kamfers Dam's young lesser flamingos have swollen...

Article: New website has it all - chicks, mating and feathers flying.(News)
Cape Times (South Africa);  December 23, 2008 ;     195 words ......watching their breeding antics at their man-made haven at Kamfers Dam, via a website run by Africam. In a joint statement yesterday...a day and a microphone captures the sounds of the island. Kamfers Dam was built in 2006 and is situated north of Kimberley. It is...

Article: Special deliveries made on man-made island.(News)
Cape Argus (South Africa);  November 28, 2008 ;     409 words ......specially-constructed artificial island at Kamfers Dam, a large pan just north of Kimberley...the birds will now breed annually at Kamfers Dam. This will almost certainly reverse...only numbers about 100 000 individuals, Kamfers Dam contributed significantly to this relatively...

Article: Special delivery on man-made island.(News)
Cape Argus (South Africa);  November 28, 2008 ;     409 words ......specially-constructed artificial island at Kamfers Dam, a large pan just north of Kimberley...the birds will now breed annually at Kamfers Dam. This will almost certainly reverse...only numbers about 100 000 individuals, Kamfers Dam contributed significantly to this relatively...

Article: Another whistleblower had wings clipped.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  November 29, 2008 ;     222 words ......sewerage works threatening the famed lesser flamingoes at Kamfers Dam in Kimberley and at Northgate, a major housing development...of law, said department spokesperson Les Abrahams. The Kamfers Dam is the only artificial breeding island for lesser flamingoes in the world. The birds ...

Article: SA flamingo breeding island project makes history.(News)
Cape Argus (South Africa);  January 17, 2008 ;     697 words ......have made history at Kamfers Dam, just outside Kimberley...become only the fourth breeding locality for this near-threaten...because all the other breeding sites in Africa - Etosha...eggs still to hatch. The Kamfers Dam flamingo breeding island project is a ...

Article: Temporary reprieve for bird expert.(News)
Pretoria News (South Africa);  September 27, 2008 ;     133 words ......development opposite South Africa's only breeding site for Lesser flamingos at Kamfers Dam in Kimberley and their concerns about raw sewage pouring into Kamfers Dam from malfunctioning local sewage works through the Save the Flamingo Association...

Article: Ornithologist's suspension clears way for development; Attempt to protect breeding site for flamingoes puts Mark Anderson on collision course with R2-billion housing scheme.(News)
The Saturday Star (South Africa);  September 6, 2008 ;     606 words ......to safeguard South Africa's only breeding site for lesser flamingoes. Last...called Northgate, opposite the Kamfers Dam in Kimberley - an acclaimed nesting...address raw sewage pouring into the Kamfers Dam, threatening its flamingoes as...visionary behind an artificial breeding ...