Nairobi — The world-renowned Lake Nakuru is threatened with extinction in the next
few decades. The alkaline water body has gradually shrunk over a 30-year
period from 48 sq km in the 70s to less than 37 sq km today and could be
extinct with 50 years. "Siltation is today the biggest threat to this lake,"
says Joseph Warutere, a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) senior warden at the
Lake Nakuru National Park.
"Most of the foreign debris and silt finds its way into the lake through
rivers that flow into the lake from the surrounding hills," he adds.
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