Flamingos poisoned by illegal lead pellets in Greek lagoon
(WorldNews Greece)

On a country road that the locals have dubbed `Flamingo Street` Stavros Kalpakis walks alongside the tall reeds of Agios Mamas, a small northern Greek lagoon, peering through binoculars. The grizzled environmentalist puts on his waterproof waders and boots and steps into knee-deep water. When he returns moments later, he is holding a dead pink flamingo—one of dozens found in the area in recent weeks, killed by lead poisoning. Around 50 of the majestic pink birds are known to have died so far in the small lagoon in Greece`s northern Halkidiki peninsula some 580 kilometres...