Malawi's Threatened Birds

A small flock of White-breasted Cormorants on Lake Nyasa in Africa's Great Rift Valley.

Also known as Lake Malawi, this 500-mile stretch of water is surrounded by Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. It is the most biodiverse lake in the world, with over 600 species of freshwater fish and dozens of species of waterbirds that rely on them for food.

The lake is threatened however, from over-fishing, climate change and heavy siltation. The latter is being affected by deforestation and erosion, issues that are targets for the Wildlife Conservation Society's Tanzania Program, especially as part of its work in the Southern Highlands.

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