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'Against the laws of nature': Albanian bird paradise fears nearby airport construction / 33HD9DQ
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On the shores of Albania, in a beautiful lagoon landscape, thousands of water birds frolic in their azure-blue paradise. But just a stone's throw away, excavators are at work on the site of a future airport. Biodiversity experts and environmental groups fear the development could disrupt the movements of migratory birds that flock to Narta Lagoon. "All these airport construction projects and others in this region go against the laws of nature" says Zydjon Vorpsi, manager of PPNEA, an Albanian environmental NGO. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES