The Andean flamingo population has declined 24% since the 1980s and could be gone within the next century if they continue declining at their current rate. Andean flamingos only live in certain areas of South America and their high Andean wetland habitat is being destroyed by human activities like mining, water manipulation, and hunting, making humans the major cause of the problems facing the species.

1. Have you ever seen an

2. Andean flamingo?

3. What about

4. In the wild?

5. What if...

6. They became extinct?

7. And never be seen again?

8. The Andean flamingo population

9. Has declined

10. 24%

11. Since the 1980's

12. If they continue to decline at this rate

13. They could be

14. GONE

15. Within the next

16. Century

17. Andean Flamingos only live in parts of Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Argentina

18. They live in the High Andean Wetlands

19. This habitat is being ruined and flamingos are being killed

20. Because of mining activities, and water manipulation and hunting

21. BY HUMANS

22. US

23. WE

24. Are the major cause of this problem

25. Maybe we could also be the solution