"Today, these two stunningly picturesque and largely unspoiled bodies of water are shared by three countries: Greece, Albania and North Macedonia. The impact of political tension In places where nationalist politics dominate, as they do in the Balkans, crossborder collaboration is notoriously complicated. But the existential crisis facing the two Prespa lakes receding shorelines and the challenge of protecting more than 2,000 species of fish, birds, mammals and plants means that there is no alternative to such cooperation."
"1,500 pairs of this rare species of bird live in Prespa's rich ecosystem, making it the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world. The pelicans themselves highlight the fact that political boundaries mean nothing to wildlife. "They breed in Greece, feed in North Macedonia and sleep in Albania," says Malakou. If one element of the pelicans' three-country routine is disturbed breeding, feeding or sleeping the others suffer."
Great Prespa Lake and Small Prespa Lake form a mountain-rimmed basin shared by Greece, Albania and North Macedonia and originated about five million years ago. The lakes host more than 2,000 species of fish, birds, mammals and plants and support the world’s largest Dalmatian Pelican colony, about 1,500 pairs. The Dalmatian Pelicans breed in Greece, feed in North Macedonia and sleep in Albania, requiring intact habitats across borders. Shoreline recession, agricultural runoff and livestock discharges threaten water quality and species. The Society for the Protection of Prespa and long-term conservation efforts emphasize transboundary cooperation despite nationalist political tensions.
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