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It\u2019s not unusual for a protest movement to involve absurd-looking symbols. Unions deploy giant rat inflatables to picket companies using non-union labor, people at \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests don puffy frog or dinosaur costumes, and Gen Z protesters worldwide can be seen waving a cartoon pirate flag from the show One Piece <\/em>to symbolize anti-authoritarianism.<\/p>

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In Albania, the latest image of popular revolt against billionaire excess is the flamingo. For the past week, Albanians have protested Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner\u2019s plan to pave a protected nature reserve and turn it into a luxury resort\u2014a plan which, protesters say, could put the pink birds in jeopardy. Albania\u2019s prime minister, Edi Rama, told Reuters Monday that he plans to continue backing the project.<\/p>\n

The Kushners first encountered the island of Sazan, a former military base off Albania\u2019s coast, back in 2021. While on a yacht trip, Ivanka Trump saw Sazan, and reportedly became convinced she would be able to \u201chelp realize its potential.\u201d Now, Jared Kushner\u2019s investment firm, Affinity Partners, is spending $1.6 billion to construct an \u201ceco-resort\u201d on Sazan and the nearby Vjosa-Narta lagoon. Environmentalists, however, aren\u2019t sure how eco-friendly the resort will be. Thousands of protesters across Albania have rallied for days, waving cardboard and inflatable flamingos while clashing with police.<\/p>\n

Ornithologist Ledi Selgjekaj told Reuters that more than 1 percent of the \u200bglobal population of flamingos is in Albania.<\/p>

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\u201cOf course, it\u2019s very important to have investments in the country. It\u2019s very important \u200bfor the economy, but you have to choose very wisely where to build it. There is a reason why this area is called a protected area,\u201d she told Reuters.<\/p>\n

BirdLife International, a global bird conservation NGO, has come out against the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cA protected landscape of global importance is under attack, and people are demanding an end to the devastation,\u201d said Anouk Puymartin of BirdLife International in a statement. \u201cNature belongs to everyone, not a handful of investors.\u201d<\/p>

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