A large flock of pink flamingos stands and wades in shallow water in the Valley of the Last Flamingo, with green hills and trees in the background under a cloudy sky.

The Valley of the Last Flamingo

Conservation·1 x 50·In Development

As East Africa’s salt lakes change, nearly one million flamingos gather on a volcanic lake in Kenya’s remote Suguta Valley, opening a new chapter in the story of the Lesser Flamingo.

Genre
Nature & Wildlife
Duration
1 × 50
Definition
4K
Audio
5.1
Status
In Development
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Synopsis

Far beyond Kenya’s known wildlife routes lies the Suguta Valley, a volcanic desert of salt, heat and hidden water. Fed by hot springs and cut through by the Suguta River, Lake Logipi has become an unexpected refuge for Lesser Flamingos. From the air, biologists discover a vast pink gathering of around 900,000 birds, stretching nine kilometres across the lake and representing roughly half of East Africa’s population.

Their arrival marks a wider shift. As rising water levels alter the chemistry of East Africa’s famous salt lakes and reduce the algae flamingos depend on, Lake Logipi still offers the rare mix of heat, salt, minerals and food they need. But the flamingos are only part of this fragile desert world. Vultures, pelicans, Grevy’s Zebras, antelopes and crocodiles all depend on the same network of water and extremes.Together, they reveal a harsh, beautiful and still largely unmapped landscape, shaped by science, Samburu knowledge and the fragile balance of water, heat and salt.

Team

Written and directed by Harald Pokieser
Executive producer Susanne Lummer
Production companies Terra Mater Studios, Cosmos Factory
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