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Lesotho

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Pressure: Why birds are declining

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Wind farm in Lesotho could cause the local extinction of vultures

BirdLife South Africa and BirdLife International are very concerned that the proposed development of a wind farm at Letseng in Lesotho could have severe impacts on the already declining populations of Cape Vultures and Lammergeiers.  more...


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Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Lesotho. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/lesotho. Checked: 2013-06-20

Lesotho at a glance

Capital

Maseru

Area

30,355km2

BirdLife Partner

None

Species

Total number of birds 248
Globally threatened birds 7
Country endemics 0

Important Bird Areas

Number of IBAs 6
Total IBA area 216,805 ha

Endemic Bird Areas

Number of EBAs 2