The gorgeous pinkish flamingos that inhabit one of Chile ’s most unique home ground are declining — and requirement for galvanising cars may be partly to blame .
In recent year , populations of the birds living in the saltiness flats of theAtacama Deserthave been on the declension , as global demand for lithium drains the neighborhood ’s piddle supply . Here ’s how lithium excavation is set these birds at endangerment .
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A flamingo wanders in a brine pond in the Atacama.Photo: John Moore (Getty Images)
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