The uniqueness of lake Natron since its discovery has prompted the Tanzanian government to upgrade it to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance in the year 2001. Even more horrifying the victims are preserved in stone in their final poses as if trapped in a brief moment in time.
In the slightly less salty water around its margins, some fish can also survive. Lake Natron Tanzania not only does Lake Natron in Tanzania kill its inhabitants but it also mummifies their bodies mummified flamingos small birds and even bats frequently wash up on the shores of the lake. Nonetheless, Lake Natron is home to some endemic algae, invertebrates, and birds. But sometimes the lake also becomes inhospitable to these flamingos when the alkalinity of the water increases and if they come in direct contact with the water in that period. Wildlife in Lake Natron since most animals find the lake’s high temperature (up to 60 C 140 F) and its high and variable salt content inhospitable. The phenomenon of gathering flamingos in large numbers is often referred to as the “pink parade” by biologists. Hence, lesser flamingos have a pinkish hue in their body. It is also said that Spirulina, blue-green algae with red pigments present in this lake, passes on their pigments to these flamingos that feed on these algae and raise their young ones there. The flamingos’ nests are built on small islands, which form in the lake during the dry season. The lake being shallow is an ideal breeding ground for more than 2 million Lesser Flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor). Moreover, the lake derives its vermillion shade of red and pink from a few species of halophiles and thermophiles that are an integral part of this lake. The alkaline tilapia, a very rare fish, lives along the edges of the hot spring inlets. In spite of its deadly nature, the lake is known to be hospitable to a few of the world’s endemic species.
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